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In the microscopic theatre of cellular engineering, a new player has emerged that could fundamentally alter how we approach genetic medicine. NovaIscB represents a quantum leap in precision gene editing—a tool so compact and accurate it makes current CRISPR systems look like sledgehammers in comparison. This miniaturised molecular scalpel, born from the ancient bacterial immune systems of hot springs organisms, is poised to unlock therapeutic possibilities that seemed impossible just years ago. As researchers race to harness its potential, NovaIscB stands at the threshold of transforming how we treat genetic diseases, cancer, and age-related conditions. Deep within the scalding waters of Yellowstone's hot springs, where temperatures reach near-boiling and acidity rivals battery acid, an ex…  ( 17 min )

Redis Pixel War Alfredo Salzillo ・ Aug 10 #redischallenge #devchallenge #database #ai  ( 5 min )

Writing clear and consistent pull request (PR) descriptions is… let’s be honest — a chore. But what if your PR titles and descriptions could write themselves — tailored, professional, and markdown-formatted? That’s exactly why I built GitHub PR-Scribe-AI ✨. 🧠 What It Does 🔹 Generates high-quality PR titles + descriptions automatically. 🔹 Uses AI models of your choice → OpenAI GPT or Google Gemini. 🔹 Produces markdown-ready summaries from your code diff. 🔹 Lets you inject custom fields (e.g., “Risk Level”, “Jira Ticket”, “Reviewer Notes”) into every PR. 🔹 Keeps your API keys 100% local — no data is sent to me or third parties. Basically, it’s your AI co-pilot for pull requests. 🎯 Why I Built It As a developer, I wanted: Faster reviews → reviewers spend less time guessing what my code does. Consistency → all PRs follow a professional, structured format. Choice → not being locked into just GPT or just Gemini. None of the existing extensions gave me flexibility + privacy. So, I scratched my own itch. ⚡ Quick Demo Install the extension → GitHub PR-Scribe-AI Connect your OpenAI or Gemini API key Open a PR on GitHub [on Compare page] Click “Generate” → Watch the title + description appear automagically ✨ Yes, it even formats it in markdown so your PR looks like this: ## Summary This PR refactors the user authentication flow to improve readability and reduce API calls. ## Changes - Replaced nested callbacks with async/await - Extracted reusable token validation logic - Added unit tests for edge cases ## Risk Low – No breaking changes for existing API consumers. 🔒 Privacy First No data leaves your browser. 🚀 What’s Next I’m actively shipping new features, including: 🔗 Try It Out 👉 Install GitHub PR-Scribe-AI on Chrome now. I’d love your feedback — if you’re a developer who reviews PRs daily, this tool was built for you. Drop your thoughts in the comments, or star the project if it saves you time. 💡 Question for you: PR reviews — writing them, or reading them?  ( 6 min )

Redux in React: A Beginner’s Guide that Doesn’t Waste Your Time For more detail visit this link: https://medium.com/@nimrakosar6/redux-in-react-85cf316667ad ** ** React apps me kabhi-kabhi data manage karna messy ho jaata hai. Har component ko data dena aur update karna confusing lagta hai. 👉 Yahan Redux help karta hai. Simple socho: Tumhare React components = ghar ke members Redux store = fridge 🍕 Har member ko khana (data) chahiye to sidha fridge se le lega — sabko bar-bar ek doosre se poochhna nahi padega. Redux useful hai jab: App badi ho jaaye aur props drilling (data har jagah pass karna) boring lagne lage. Tum chaho data ek jagah safe rahe. Tum easy debugging aur control chaho. Small apps ke liye Redux zaroori nahi. React ka useState ya Context API kaafi hota hai. Yaad rakho Red…  ( 7 min )

Ever feel like 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴? 🙋‍♂️ That was me, until I had an 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘆. I was juggling Notion pages that even my cat couldn’t follow and Trello boards that required a PhD. ▶ 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀: I’m in a sprint planning meeting, crazy Alt+Tabbing between Jira, Confluence and three note apps to find a scan of my Aadhaar card (yes, really). It hit 𝘮𝘦 hard – this wasn’t me being slow, it was the tools! So I did the craziest thing: 𝗜 𝗻𝘂𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 and switched to just 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 for everything. 📱 Suddenly all my to-dos, project notes and ideas lived in 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲. And you know what? I actually 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄. No more hunting through 5 apps – just clean, searchable notes. As I love saying, “I always come back to the 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 and integration of Apple Notes. It’s the core of my productivity system". 🛠️ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱: ✨ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁: Curious how one simple app can 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸? Check out my full blog post (link below). It’s a game-changer. 👇 One App to Rule Them All: Why I Dropped Notion, Todoist & Trello for Apple Notes | by Sohail Mohammed | Bootcamp | Aug, 2025 | Medium Sohail Mohammed ・ Aug 15, 2025 ・ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂? Ever gone “all in” on one app for work? Drop your wildest productivity setup or battle story in the comments – let’s swap tips! #𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺𝘏𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 #𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 #𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 #𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 #𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 #𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 #𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺  ( 6 min )

Setup APIs are connections between computers to exchange information or data. For a website, we expect them to return a visual change, something as simple as a now different text or a floating message in the corner of the screen. However, what if the API we are waiting for is taking too long to respond to us? Are we supposed to stare at the screen now? Is there anything else we can do on the website at the moment? Such frustration and panic would ruin the experience of any patient user. And to us developers, the general solution is an API that would return its progress periodically. In this tutorial, I’m going to introduce an answer to the above issue, by using EventSource class along with a Flask API server. The complete demo is available here for reference Below are the prerequisites f…  ( 8 min )

JavaScript’s Map is often overshadowed by Object, but for many key–value use cases it’s the better tool—faster, safer, and more flexible. This article walks through what a Map is, how it works under the hood (hashing, buckets, collisions), why operations are usually O(1), when they’re not, and when to choose Map over Object. Map? In simple terms: Map is a key–value data structure (a hash table). Unlike plain objects, Map allows any type of key (strings, numbers, objects, functions) and gives predictable iteration, a built-in size, and methods tailored for dictionary behavior. // ❌ Common mistake: Using Object like a Map let players = { USER_1: { name: 'Shubham', score: 120 }, }; // This will throw: players.set is not a function players.set('USER_2', { name: 'Atharva', score: 200 }); …  ( 8 min )

Introduction In the fast-paced realm of modern data management, where speed, scalability, and reliability are non-negotiable, Dragonfly emerges as a compelling open-source alternative to traditional in-memory stores like Redis. Built for efficiency and compatibility, Dragonfly delivers exceptional performance while consuming fewer resources, making it an ideal choice for high-throughput applications. However, as your system grows, safeguarding against data loss and downtime requires more than just raw speed—it demands robust redundancy. In this post, we will deploy Dragonfly in replication mode, utilizing Dragonfly itself and Redis Sentinel as the high-availability solution. For this scenario, we have 3 Linux machines with the following specifications: Instance OS IP ROLE Services …  ( 9 min )

Introduction Lately I’ve been looking into hosting open‑source models on dedicated Azure virtual machines and thought: how hard can it be to pick the right VM and how much cost can you actually save by choosing a smaller model? Of course, Microsoft’s serverless options are cheaper and much easier to deploy. But I like to know how things work and to manage my own compute, partly out of technical curiosity, partly for compliance and privacy. Running on dedicated VMs gives you more control on both fronts. I couldn’t find a clear, practical guide for sizing a VM based on the model you choose, so I built one: a quick single page web app. Try it here → Live Azure LLM Sizer (code: GitHub). I started with a simple problem definition, a rough goal for the app, and a few broad requirements. I deli…  ( 9 min )

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Open banking APIs are exploding (580 billion calls expected by 2027), passkeys are killing passwords for good, and your fintech stack is about to get a serious upgrade. Here's what you need to know.* Before we dive into the code, let's talk scale: Open banking API calls will grow from 102 billion in 2023 to 580 billion in 2027 Organizations using fintech APIs see 35% faster time-to-market and 42% reduction in development costs WebAuthn now has 98% reach across global web browsers Over 90% of developers actively use APIs, accounting for 83% of all internet traffic Translation: If you're not building with modern payment APIs and passwordless auth, you're already behind. Remember when you had to build payment processing from scratch? Those days are over. The PSD2 directive in Europe has unle…  ( 8 min )

First of all let's see the code below // Function to post to Dev.to app.post("/post-to-devto", async (c) => { try { const { title } = await c.req.json(); if (!title) { c.status(400); return c.json({ error: "Title is required", }); } // Check if DEV_TO_API token is available if (!process.env.DEV_TO_API_TOKEN) { c.status(500); return c.json({ error: "DEV_TO_API_TOKEN environment variable is not set", }); } // Fetch the document from Firestore publish collection using the title const postsSnapshot = await firestore .collection("publish") .where("title", "==", title.replaceAll("-", " ")) …  ( 7 min )

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Firewall Implementation on Nautilus Infrastructure I have successfully implemented a security enhancement on the Nautilus infrastructure in the Stratos DC. This article outlines the comprehensive steps taken to secure Apache's port, including the reasoning behind each action, and provides a clear guide for future maintenance. Why the Firewall Was Necessary Previously, Apache's port 3004 was left open for all incoming connections, which posed a significant security vulnerability. An open port is an entry point, making the system susceptible to various attacks, including unauthorized access attempts, port scanning, and Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks. The decision to install and configure iptables was made to enforce a strict security policy, ensuring that only trusted traffic from the L…  ( 7 min )

The Problem I Faced As a developer working with C++ in Visual Studio Code on Windows, I encountered two frustrating issues that prevented me from having a smooth coding experience: When trying to compile my C++ file (oops.cpp) using the default VS Code configuration, I was getting these linker errors: undefined reference to `std::basic_ostream >& std::operator >(std::basic_ostream >&, char const*)' undefined reference to `std::ostream::operator >& std::endl >(std::basic_ostream >&)' undefined reference to `std::cout' The build was failing c…  ( 7 min )

Most Web2 developers dip into Web3 thinking it’s just another backend with a different API. Then they hit gas fees, strange error messages, and a completely alien account system. This always results in frustration, half-finished projects, and tweets about how “Web3 UX sucks.” But the problem usually isn’t Web3 alone — it’s carrying Web2 assumptions into a world that plays by different rules. Here are the top mistakes Web2 devs make or pitfalls I'd say, and how to avoid them. By the way, I used NEAR and EVM chains as citations Treating the Blockchain Like a Database Web2 mindset: “I’ll just store everything on-chain.” Reality: Every byte of storage is expensive. For instance, on NEAR storage is paid with tokens; on EVM chains, it’s permanent and costs gas. The fix: Use the chain for what i…  ( 6 min )

Introduction In the rapidly evolving landscape of mobile app development, ensuring secure user authentication is paramount. It not only protects sensitive data but also builds user trust and complies with regulatory standards. This blog delves into the core concepts, modern techniques, and best practices for implementing authentication in mobile applications. Understanding Authentication in Mobile Apps Authentication verifies the identity of users attempting to access an app. Unlike authorization, which determines what an authenticated user can do, authentication is the first step to establish trust. Effective authentication mechanisms must balance security, usability, and performance. Traditional Authentication Methods 1. Password-Based Authentication The most common method involves users…  ( 6 min )

Publishing In the Play Store Console, we need to add 'Wear OS' as a form factor of our app – until we do this, there will be no way to actually upload Wear OS screenshots or the actual Wear OS app! To do this, go to the "Test and Release" > "Advanced Settings" section from the left-navbar. On this page there will be a "Form factors" tab, from which you can choose "Add form factor" and choose Wear OS: After this, you will also need to enrol and accept the Wear OS program conditions, which should appear after selecting the form factor. Once all that's done, publishing a Wear OS app is just like any other Android app: go to "Test and Release", choose the appropriate track (e.g., "Production") and click "Create new release" (make sure you've chosen "Wear OS only" next to the button): From …  ( 8 min )

Hello, everyone! How often do you make mistakes while working in the terminal? I'm sure everyone has forgotten sudo at least once or typed cs instead of cd. Once, I saw the alias fuck for adding sudo to the previous command. I got interested and started digging. In my search, I found the utility thefuck. In addition to simply adding sudo where necessary, it can correct typos in commands, add missing flags, and much more. However, I found two drawbacks. First, the program is written in Python, which can make it slow. Second, it has not been supported for a long time, so it does not work on newer versions of the language. We're programmers here, I thought, and decided to write an alternative in Rust called theshit. Honestly, it was my first experience with Rust, which made it even more inter…  ( 6 min )

Today I ran into something funny — I needed a decent HTML report for my pytest run, and my first thought was: Usually, that means: Installing pytest-html or allure-pytest Setting up .ini or passing a long list of CLI flags (or even installing Java in allure’s case) Making sure people on other machines can actually open the report Writing a little conftest.py hook to add metadata Trying not to break CI/CD in the process Time spent? Way too much, just for a simple report. And in my case, there was another catch — I was running tests in parallel with pytest-xdist. If you’ve done that before, you will need another merger plugin to merge all the xmls So I looked around for that plugin but found pytest-html-plus. I didn’t even read the docs at first — I just installed it: pip install pytest-html-plus Done. That’s it. What surprised me: It handled parallel runs without breaking the report (even with xdist) Added metadata like branch, commit, environment, and timestamp automatically I could copy logs and errors with one click The report was shareable as-is without worrying about dependencies I didn’t have to touch a single test file — no extra hooks or decorators Honestly, the whole “report” part of my workflow went from “ugh, I’ll do it later” to “done in 5 seconds”, even in CI. If you’ve been wrestling with HTML reports in pytest — especially with parallel runs — this was a nice surprise. Even better part is that I could email the test report by just triggering --plus-email 🔗 https://pypi.org/project/pytest-html-plus/  ( 6 min )

Hey everyone, I just launched my new developer portfolio and wanted to share the process, the tech stack, and a few lessons I learned while building it. Live site: nishul.dev Features What I Learned Feedback Wanted Thanks for reading, and if you’re working on your own portfolio, I’d love to see it too!  ( 5 min )

When working with React applications, managing dynamic and asynchronous data often becomes complex. Recoil, a state management library for React, offers a powerful duo: atomFamily and selectorFamily, which enable developers to manage parameterized state and perform async queries effortlessly. In this article, we’ll explore how these concepts work together with a practical example: fetching dynamic todos from an API. atomFamily An atom in Recoil is a unit of state that components can subscribe to. atomFamily allows you to create parameterized atoms, meaning each atom can hold a separate value depending on the parameter passed (like an id). This is ideal for scenarios where you need to manage multiple similar states (e.g., todos, users, posts) without manually creating separate atoms for …  ( 6 min )

Developing a Next.js application is a streamlined experience, but things can get complicated when you need to run your local development server over HTTPS. Modern web development often demands a secure context (https://) for a growing number of features, from simple API integrations to complex Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). While your production site runs on HTTPS, getting your local http://localhost:3000 to do the same can feel like a major hurdle, forcing you to wrestle with SSL certificates, complex configurations, and frustrating browser warnings. This guide will dive deep into why HTTPS is crucial for your local Next.js environment and explore the common challenges developers face. More importantly, we'll walk you through the easiest and most efficient solution: using an open-source tun…  ( 12 min )

Understanding Executive Function: Your Brain's Command Center Ever wondered how you juggle tasks, plan your day, and stay focused on what matters? That’s the work of executive function, your brain's internal CEO managing complex mental processes. This blog post dives into the fascinating world of executive function, comparing it to an air traffic control system that organizes your thoughts and actions, and revealing how you can strengthen these vital skills. Executive function encompasses a range of high-level mental skills that allow you to: Plan and prioritize tasks effectively. Maintain focus even amidst distractions. Regulate emotions to respond thoughtfully rather than reactively. Adapt to changes in your environment or schedule. These skills are crucial for navigating daily life, e…  ( 6 min )

Developing modern web applications often means working with features that require a secure context. Your browser, third-party APIs, and security best practices all push you towards using HTTPS, even in your local development environment. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore why you need localhost HTTPS, walk through the traditional methods of setting it up and demonstrate and easy way to set it up using Tunnelmole, a powerful, one-command solution to get a secure, shareable HTTPS URL for your local server quickly. Running your local server over HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) is no longer a "nice-to-have"; it's often a necessity for several reasons: Browser Feature Requirements: Many modern browser APIs will only function in a "secure context". If you try to use them over…  ( 10 min )

🤖 What is Generative AI? Generative AI (Gen AI) is a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content like: Text (e.g., writing emails, summaries, answers) Images (e.g., AI-generated art) Code (e.g., coding assistants like GitHub Copilot) Music, videos, and more 🎯 In simple words: You give the AI a prompt (a message or question), and it gives you a new response or result. Here’s a basic process: The AI is trained using massive datasets (books, articles, code, images). It learns patterns, language, and structure. You give it a prompt like “Explain gravity,” and it uses its knowledge to give a relevant answer. It predicts the most likely next word/token — one at a time — to form a complete response. A token is a small piece of text — a word or part of a word. AI doesn’t unders…  ( 9 min )

When building complex React applications, we often deal with multiple instances of similar pieces of state. Managing each one separately with individual atoms can quickly become messy and repetitive. Recoil provides a powerful utility called atomFamily to solve this problem. In this article, we’ll break down what atomFamily is, why it’s useful, and how it works in the context of a Todo app. atomFamily? atomFamily is a factory function that allows us to create parameterized atoms. Instead of writing separate atoms for each todo, we can create one family of atoms. Each atom inside the family is uniquely identified by its parameter (like an id). This makes managing dynamic state instances (e.g., multiple todos, users, or chat rooms) simple and scalable. Let’s break down your provided exampl…  ( 6 min )

Definition: What is Over-Engineering? Over-engineering in software and systems development occurs when a solution is made more complex than necessary to meet its current requirements. It often involves building features “just in case,” designing for hypothetical scalability, or adding abstraction layers that serve no immediate purpose. Unlike necessary complexity—which arises naturally when solving hard, real-world problems—over-engineering is avoidable complexity. It doesn’t improve the product’s core value but instead increases its burden. In short: necessary complexity solves real problems; over-engineering solves imagined ones. Several recurring factors push teams toward this trap: Developers optimize performance or scalability far beyond what is needed. As Donald Knuth famously said…  ( 7 min )

WTF is this: Confidential Computing "Confidential what-now?" Yeah, I felt the same way when I first stumbled upon this term. It sounds like something out of a spy novel, doesn't it? But fear not, dear reader, for today we're going to demystify this tech buzzword and make it ridiculously easy to understand. What is Confidential Computing? Imagine you're at a coffee shop, and you need to send a super-secret document to your colleague. You wouldn't just leave it on the table for anyone to see, would you? You'd probably encrypt it, or use a secure channel to send it. That's basically what Confidential Computing is, but for computers. It's a technology that allows sensitive data to be processed and analyzed while keeping it encrypted and protected from unauthorized access. Think of it like a di…  ( 7 min )

Ever wanted to host your apps running on localhost straight to the internet? Be careful—now you won’t be able to say “it works on my local”. Because sometimes localhost:3000 just isn’t spicy enough. 🌶️ A domain – Your digital real estate. Your little castle in the vast internet kingdom. A personal computer – Your trusty steed. Doesn’t need to be a supercomputer, just something that won’t faint when you open 47 Chrome tabs. (AKA Claim Your Internet Throne) First things first—register your domain with Cloudflare. You can use Cloudflare’s documentation and follow the instructions. You can either buy a domain directly from Cloudflare Or transfer an existing one (I got mine from Hostinger) Once you hook it up, it’ll show up in your Cloudflare dashboard. Congrats 🎉 Step 1 comple…  ( 7 min )

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Introduction: From Localhost to the World As a developer, your local machine is your sanctuary. You build, test, and iterate on applications using a localhost server, a private loopback address (like 127.0.0.1) that lets you see your work in action without needing an internet connection. This setup is fast, secure, and perfect for the initial stages of development. But what happens when you need to break out of this local bubble? You need to test a webhook integration from a third-party service like Stripe, Shopify, or Slack, which can only send requests to a public URL. You want to show a client or a colleague a work-in-progress without deploying it to a staging server. You need to test your web app on a real mobile device, not just a browser emulator. You are collaborating with a front…  ( 10 min )

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If you’ve been messing around with Docker for a while, chances are your system has turned into a junkyard of old containers, images, and volumes you don’t even remember creating. Docker is amazing, but it’s also a hoarder by default. And let’s be honest. if you’re using Docker Desktop, especially on Mac or Windows, that bloated piece of software is probably eating your RAM for breakfast. My honest advice: uninstall Docker Desktop. On Mac/Linux and you still want a GUI? → Check out OrbStack. Way lighter, way faster. Or, better yet: learn the CLI like a seasoned dev. Once you get comfortable, it feels way cleaner and faster. Now, let’s talk about how to completely clean up Docker. weekly if you’re a heavy Docker user, or at least twice a month to keep things fresh. This will clear out unused containers, images, networks, volumes, and if you want, completely nuke Docker’s system files. The easiest, safest way to clear unused junk: docker system prune -a --volumes -a: removes all unused images (not just dangling ones). --volumes: removes unused volumes too. Think of this as Docker’s version of spring cleaning. (Run this once a week, and Docker won’t ever balloon out of control.) Sometimes you just want a fresh start: docker stop $(docker ps -aq) docker rm $(docker ps -aq) Go full “factory reset” mode on your Docker resources: docker rmi -f $(docker images -aq) docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q) docker network rm $(docker network ls -q) ⚠️ Warning: this wipes Docker’s entire state, including cached layers. sudo systemctl stop docker sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker /var/lib/containerd sudo systemctl start docker Keeps things lean and mean. Ditch Docker Desktop → Use OrbStack (Mac) or CLI (Linux). Run docker system prune -a --volumes once a week (or at least twice a month). Reset Docker fully only if things are really broken. Your future self (and your SSD) will thank you.  ( 6 min )

--- Animations have become a core part of modern digital experiences. From websites to mobile apps to games, animation improves usability, brand identity, and user engagement. But when it comes to choosing the right tool, the debate often comes down to Rive vs Lottie. Both are powerful, but which one should you use in 2025? Let’s break it down. Lottie is an open-source animation library created by Airbnb. It lets developers render After Effects animations in real time across multiple platforms. ✅ Cross-platform support (iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Web) ✅ JSON-based (super lightweight) ✅ Easy integration with minimal code ✅ Expanding 3D & motion plugin ecosystem ✅ Optimized performance for low-power devices 👉 Best for: Loading screens, micro-animations, branded icons.…  ( 7 min )

This video by Danny Maude reveals that pro-level ball striking boils down to controlling the low point of your swing arc—specifically your pelvis position at impact. He shares two simple drills (the “yoga wedge” for an early pelvis shift and the “pocket move” for perfect low-point control) that will help you hit your driver straighter, compress your irons, and eliminate fat, thin or slicing shots. You’ll also discover why impact matters more than your backswing, how to fix your swing path, and setup tweaks for more distance and accuracy. With clear timestamps and easy practice drills, you’ll be on the range in no time nailing consistent, powerful strikes. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Last 2 weeks, I was participating in the ARC AGI 3 preview competition. I was trying out different techniques to solve the problem. The competition challenge is that we need to build an agent to win an unknown game. Most of the things that I tried didn’t work well. My solution uses Text LLM, Image LLM, and Video LLM. But still, it doesn’t perform well enough to win the full game. In the full development, I used Gemini. There were rate limit errors. After a few manual experiments and runs with a random agent, I created the below initial flow: Generate a random trial gameplay and reset the game. Only use the frames that have an effect in analysis. Pass the gameplay video to the LLM, then generate 10 hypotheses out of it (Retrieval) [Analysis]. Create hints using the gameplay, which will help…  ( 7 min )

Every React component has a story. It’s born (when it first appears on the screen), it lives (responding to user input, fetching data, updating the UI), and eventually, it retires (when React says, “Thanks for your service” and removes it from the DOM). This journey is called the component lifecycle — and understanding it isn’t just trivia. It’s the secret to: Fetching data at the right moment (and only once) Avoiding awkward bugs like double API calls or memory leaks Writing components that feel smooth, not sluggish Now, don’t worry — we’re not going back to the class-component days of memorizing things like componentDidMount or componentWillUnmount. Those still exist historically, but we’re in a hooks-first world, so we’ll learn lifecycle concepts and map them to modern function componen…  ( 16 min )

In today’s app-driven world, user experience (UX) is everything. A smooth, dynamic interface can make the difference between an app that feels outdated and one that captivates users from the first tap. This is where Rive animations come into play. Rive is not just another animation tool—it’s a real-time interactive animation engine that empowers developers to create lightweight, scalable, and dynamic animations for both Flutter and React. Unlike static GIFs or heavy video files, Rive integrates seamlessly into apps, delivering performance without compromising on creativity. But here’s the challenge: while Rive offers enormous potential, many developers struggle with how to properly implement it in Flutter and React apps. This guide will walk you through everything—from setup to advanced us…  ( 7 min )

Gemma 3 270M is a lightweight AI model from Google that simplifies running advanced AI on everyday devices. It focuses on key features like speed and data security, making it suitable for developers and businesses seeking practical solutions. This model packs 270 million parameters into a compact design, allowing it to handle tasks such as text generation and summarization without needing powerful hardware. It works well on laptops, mobiles, or browsers, with support for up to 32,000 tokens and optimizations for efficient memory use. Key highlights include its pre-trained and customizable nature, which helps adapt it for various needs. Gemma 3 270M offers several advantages that make it appealing for local use. It prioritizes privacy by keeping data on your device, avoiding external server…  ( 6 min )

Our interactive platform Shader Learning for learning computer graphics now allows users to create and share custom tasks for free (here). Each task lets you build an graphics scene with full control over its components: 🎥 Scene Setup Configure the camera and its animation Add objects to the scene and define their geometry Upload textures and assign them to material 🧑‍🎨 Shader Editing Write and edit both vertex and fragment shaders Add a post-processing shader for screen effects 📚 Task Content Write a description for your task Add supporting theory or background information ✅ Validation Settings Choose which files the user can edit Set the number of frames and frame intervals Define linting rules to guide correct solutions 🚀 Publishing & Sharing Once your task is created and published, it becomes instantly available. You can share the link with others right away. 📊 Task Statistics For each task you publish, you can track: Number of views Number of successful solutions Likes and dislikes Written feedback from users ✏️ Task Management At any time, you can: Edit your task Hide it from public view Republish it when ready Demo This is the first version of the task creation system. Both the functionality and the UI will be refined and expanded over time. If you have suggestions or need specific features or data to build your tasks, feel free to reach out. I'm always open to improving the platform to better support your ideas. I'm excited to see the tasks you create!  ( 5 min )

Seamlessly open links in Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Edge, Opera, Samsung Internet, Vivaldi, UC, Safari and more — with Android Intents and iOS URL Schemes. Live demo: https://browser-switcher-demo.jakkimcfly.com GitHub: https://github.com/jakkimcfly/browser-switcher npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/browser-switcher Have you ever needed to redirect users from one browser to another? For example, when you want a link to be opened directly in Chrome, Firefox, or another browser instead of the current one? That’s exactly what my new npm package browser-switcher does. It helps you: Seamlessly redirect users. Fully typed (TypeScript). Detect the current browser. Supported 10+ browsers. Detect In-App browser (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, TikTok). In this post, I’ll walk you through the basics of using browser-switcher, give you a working example, and briefly cover its core methods. You can install the package via npm or yarn: npm install browser-switcher # or yarn add browser-switcher Imagine you want to force open a link in Google Chrome when the user clicks a button: import BrowserSwitcher from 'browser-switcher'; document.getElementById('open-chrome')?.addEventListener('click', () => { try { BrowserSwitcher.open({ targetUrl: 'https://example.com', platform: 'auto', browser: 'chrome', }); } catch (error) { console.error('Browser switching failed:', error); } }); 👉 On Android, this will use intent:// to launch Chrome. googlechrome://). Full details are in the README. You can find a working demo in the example folder of the repository. With browser-switcher, you can easily: Detect the current browser. Open links in other browsers. Provide users with a simple UI to choose their browser. 👉 Check it out here: GitHub Repo ✅ That’s it! In just a few lines of code, you can reliably switch users between browsers on both Android and iOS.  ( 6 min )

I spend a lot of time writing. Articles, ideas, updates. But every time I wanted to share something I ran into the same problem. I’d finish a draft, polish it up, then open dev.to. Copy and paste. Fix the formatting. Publish. Then I’d do the same on Medium. Then on Hashnode. Then on Beehiiv. Four tabs. Four logins. Four different formatting tweaks. Four times the work for a single article. After a while, it felt broken. Writing should be about the words, not about fighting platforms. That’s what led me to start building Cross Write. What if there was one place where you could write your article, polish it if needed, and then publish it everywhere? So I started hacking on a tool with a simple flow: Start with a blank page or just an idea Use GPT to help expand, rewrite, or clean up your draft (with your own key) Save it as a draft, or schedule it for later When it’s ready, publish directly to dev.to, Medium, Hashnode, and Beehiiv in one click Instead of repeating the same process across four platforms, you write once and publish everywhere. I decided to make Cross Write free and open source. Two reasons: I know a lot of indie hackers and newsletter writers who deal with the same pain. If the tool helps them, great. I don’t want this locked behind another paid wall. Writers already have enough to worry about with reach, engagement, and growing an audience. The goal is to make writing and publishing simpler, not more complicated. Cross Write is still early, but it works. You can draft, polish, schedule, and push out content to multiple platforms. I’m polishing the UI and testing the integrations now. I’ll be launching it on Product Hunt soon, but I’d love to get early feedback. If this sounds like something you’d use, you can join the waitlist here: 👉 https://crosswrite.validatemy.app  ( 6 min )

How OrKa’s Maternal-Inspired Workflows Echo Geoffrey Hinton’s Call for "Maternal Instinct" in AI. In August 2025, Geoffrey Hinton told the Ai4 conference something that cut through the usual AI safety rhetoric: "If it’s not going to parent me, it’s going to replace me." He explained that AI systems should be designed with what he called maternal instincts. Not human feelings, but structural priorities that lead an AI to protect and nurture its users, even if it becomes vastly more capable than us. It is an unusual metaphor, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the orchestration patterns I have been building in OrKa already encode some of these protective behaviors in a way that is concrete and reproducible. Reference: Experiment maternity01 public workflow and logs Mos…  ( 9 min )

That was the moment I truly understood the gap between building a UI and delivering a flawless user experience. I had crafted a beautiful interface—smooth animations, responsive layouts, pixel-perfect design—but within hours of going live, reports of broken buttons, misaligned components, and unexpected behavior started coming in. It wasn’t the design. It wasn’t the code quality. 🚨 Why Front-End Testing Matters Without it, you’re essentially gambling with your product’s reputation: Bugs slip through unnoticed until users complain. Inconsistent layouts frustrate customers and hurt your brand. Accessibility issues lock out entire groups of users. And here’s the kicker—most of these problems could have been caught before launch with the right testing tools and techniques. 🛠 5 Must-Have Fron…  ( 7 min )

Infrastructure Testing: Ensuring a Solid Foundation for Your Applications Introduction In today's dynamic and complex software landscape, infrastructure plays a critical role in the success of applications. Gone are the days when manual server provisioning and configuration were the norm. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has emerged as a powerful paradigm, allowing us to define and manage infrastructure through code, bringing automation, repeatability, and version control to infrastructure management. However, merely automating infrastructure deployment is not enough. We must ensure that the provisioned infrastructure behaves as expected and meets the defined requirements. This is where Infrastructure Testing comes into play. Infrastructure Testing is the process of verifying the correctness…  ( 9 min )

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Posted on dev.to by @majizzy - August 16, 2025 Hey devs! 👋 So you're stuck choosing between NEAR and Avalanche? Yeah, I've been there. Actually spent the last 8 months building the SAME app on both chains (long story, don't ask 😅) and let me tell you... it's been a wild ride. Before we dive in, let me be crystal clear - I'm not here to shill either chain. Both have made me want to throw my laptop out the window at some point, and both have also made me feel like a coding genius. That's just blockchain development for ya! 🤷‍♂️ That's when I decided to stop being a blockchain maximalist and actually TEST both platforms with real code, real money, and real users. What I found will probably surprise you... Setting up NEAR was like that rare moment when npm install actually works on the f…  ( 10 min )

Melody: 😀 Human-made Lyrics: 😀 Human-made Music production: 🤖 AI-made (Suno) Cover art: 🤖 AI-made (OpenAI) Style prompt A ballad, easy listening, clean male vocals, relaxing music, fingerstyle guitar, enjoyable, bass lines This song is actually pretty close to what I had in mind. As I'm listening to it again, I find it rather depressing! I think the main thing I like about this song was the "down-du-down-du-down", and I pretty much the entire song around that section. That's why the refrain is not so bad. That said, for the rest of the lyrics, it was pretty much "whatever rhymes with brown" or something like that. The melody kinda flows well though. The theme is a bit weird, it's a guy complaining about his town, though the real reason for his depression is a recent breakup. Alright, this one was a bit strange, but I'm sure you can't wait to... 📅 Hear the next one!  ( 6 min )

By Frank — Senior Electronics Engineer (USA) If you’ve ever wondered how tiny components on a smartphone or laptop stay firmly attached, the short answer is: controlled heat. Reflow ovens are the workhorses that turn solder paste into strong, reliable joints. Think of a reflow oven like baking a delicate cake. You don’t slam it in at full heat, you preheat, hold, spike, then cool. A reflow oven moves PCBs through a series of zones that gently preheat the board, soak to equalize temperature, spike into the reflow peak to melt solder, and then cool at a controlled rate so joints solidify without stress. The result is consistent surface-mount soldering across the entire board. Preheat zone: The board warms up gradually so moisture and solvents evaporate and components aren’t shocked. Soak zo…  ( 6 min )

When building applications with Recoil, you often need to manage state that looks similar but is distinguished by some dynamic parameter — for example, user profiles, messages, or notifications that are stored individually. Defining a separate atom for each case would be repetitive and inefficient. This is where AtomFamily comes into play. atomFamily is a factory for atoms. Instead of creating multiple atoms manually, you can create a function that generates unique atoms based on a parameter. Each atom created by the family behaves like a normal atom but is identified by the parameter you pass in. This makes it perfect for dynamic data structures where you don’t know beforehand how many atoms you’ll need. import { atomFamily } from "recoil"; const myAtomFamily = atomFamily({ key: "myAto…  ( 6 min )

💡 During my first year in the program, I worked passionately to spread the power of mainframe technology: hosting workshops, watch parties, promoting hashtag#IBM Z Xplore, and inspiring fellow students to get involved. It was an incredible journey filled with learning, networking, and true leadership. 🌍 This global program led by IBM Z Student Ambassador Program and Your Big Year®, is all about empowering students who are passionate about technology, leadership, and enterprise computing. Through it, I earned IBM Z digital badges, gained access to exclusive technical training, connected with inspiring mentors, and even launched a mainframe-focused community on my campus. 🔐 As a computer engineering student, I’ve seen firsthand how IBM Z powers the world every day, from ATM transactions to airline bookings and online shopping. My first year confirmed there’s a whole universe of possibilities in mission critical computing. 👨‍💻 Now, stepping into my second year, I’m ready to lead new initiatives: running semesterly workshops, amplifying the program online, engaging more students in IBM Z Xplore, and continuing to grow our campus mainframe community. 🙌 Huge thanks to IBM, IBM Z Student Ambassador Program and Your Big Year® for believing in me and giving me the chance to keep being a voice for IBM Z among my peers. Here’s to another year of innovation, impact, and tech for good!  ( 5 min )

Apple is advancing its AI capabilities by integrating ChatGPT into iOS 18.2 and beyond, creating a more intelligent user experience. This update brings ChatGPT's power to devices like the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 series, but it's sparking controversy with xAI's legal threats. In iOS 18.2, Apple introduces ChatGPT to enhance features like Siri and writing tools. Siri can now handle complex queries by optionally routing them to ChatGPT, while keeping personal data secure. This means users get better responses for general knowledge without compromising privacy. Key features include improved writing tools for generating and refining text, as well as visual intelligence that identifies objects via the camera. These enhancements aim to make daily tasks easier, but they require specific device…  ( 6 min )

In order to use connector you need to Create a Connection Create a Flow Connect to your Okta Workflow instance. Select Connections. Under Connections click the New Connection icon. Select Your connector Provide the details and click the Create button. Create a Flow Connect to your Okta Workflow instance. Select Flows. Click the New Flow button. In the When this happens block click Add event and select API Endpoint. Click save In the Then do this block click Add function to add functions. When finished it should look like. Save it as the name you want to display when selecting the action. Ensure you select `` Click the Run button and click Run When it has completed the execution it should be successful. Open the flow directly and it should return similair to `  ( 5 min )

Okta Workflow is a no code development environment to create workflows to perform a large number of operations based on Connections. If there is not a Connector available you can create your own using their Connector Builder, and the best part is that you can try it out using their free Integration account. Okta workflow no code approach is drag and drop between functions / actions. Most functions have Inputs and Outputs, so you can drag an Output onto an Input. Once done you can highlight Input or Output to see the connection. For example: Here are the basic steps. Create a Connector. Configure Authentication. Create a httpHelper flow - used by the connector to make requests using the connection Acces token. Create a _pingAuth flow - Validates the Access Token to see if it needs to be re…  ( 6 min )

Learning to code has been both exciting and challenging. I’ve been focusing on JavaScript recently, and I’ll be honest—sometimes it feels overwhelming. But I’ve learned that progress doesn’t happen all at once; it happens step by step, line by line. 💡 Along this journey, here are some tips that help me (and might help you, too): Start small. Don’t wait to master everything before building. Even the simplest project matters. Consistency is key. Coding daily, even a little, compounds into big progress. Break problems down. Big challenges become manageable when split into smaller tasks. Learn in public. Sharing your journey keeps you motivated and inspires others. Focus on growth, not perfection. Every error is just a step toward improvement. ✨ My journey isn’t about being perfect—it’s about being consistent. If you’re learning too, remember: you’re not behind, you’re exactly where you need to be. CodingJourney #100DaysOfCode #LearningInPublic #WebDevelopment  ( 5 min )

If you’ve been exploring AI-powered applications in React, you might have come across GenKit — an AI toolkit that helps you build intelligent features like chatbots, text generation, and more. In this post, we’ll learn how to integrate GenKit into a React.js app with a simple example: First, make sure you have a React project ready. npx create-react-app genkit-demo cd genkit-demo Now install GenKit: npm install @genkit-ai/core @genkit-ai/llm We’ll create a simple function to call GenKit’s text generation API. // src/genkit.js import { Genkit, LLM } from "@genkit-ai/core"; import { OpenAI } from "@genkit-ai/llm-openai"; // Example provider // Initialize GenKit const genkit = new Genkit({ llm: new OpenAI({ apiKey: process.env.REACT_APP_OPENAI_KEY, // Store securely in .env }), }…  ( 6 min )

Over the last year, you've probably seen a wave of AI tools promising to make code review faster. Platforms like CodeRabbit, CodeAnt, and even GitHub Copilot now step in to provide automated review comments when you open a pull request or merge request. The workflow is familiar: A developer submits a change. The team wants to merge it into main/master. Traditionally, a senior engineer had to go through each line of code, highlight every issue, and leave detailed comments. That process works -- but it comes with hidden costs. Senior reviewers spend valuable time pointing out mundane issues (styling violations, misplaced braces, redundant loops), while the actual developer waits hours or even days for the first round of feedback. This is exactly where AI code review shines. By providi…  ( 9 min )

Discovering yle.fi: What I Found Here's what I discovered while exploring yle.fi I recently came across yle.fi and wanted to share my experience. While browsing through the site, several things caught my attention. The overall design and user experience felt intuitive, making it easy to navigate and find what I was looking for. Clean and simple interface Easy navigation Useful content organization Pleasant user experience yle.fi offers a refreshing approach to presenting information online. It's always nice to discover websites that prioritize user experience without unnecessary complexity. If you're looking for something new to explore, https://yle.fi/ might be worth checking out. This is based on my personal experience exploring the site.  ( 5 min )

JavaScript is a crucial programming language for web development, offering a wide range of capabilities for creating dynamic and interactive websites. When it comes to working with JavaScript, developers have the option to use vanilla JavaScript or JavaScript frameworks. While both have their own advantages and disadvantages, it is important to understand the differences between the two in order to make informed decisions when developing web applications. This article explores the key differences between vanilla JavaScript and JavaScript frameworks, helping developers choose the right approach for their projects. The Fundamentals of Vanilla JavaScript: Features and Advantages Vanilla JavaScript refers to using pure JavaScript without the aid of any additional libraries or frameworks. It pr…  ( 7 min )

This year marks 20 years of mapping innovation with the Google Maps Platform Awards, celebrating projects that push the boundaries of what’s possible with location-based technology. 🚀 My Entry: EcoCarto I am proud to share that my project EcoCarto has been nominated! 🎉 EcoCarto is an Interactive Environmental Health Map that transforms complex ecological data into simple, actionable insights. Provides a location-based Eco Score (AQI, vegetation, humidity, temperature) Highlights risk zones (Green / Moderate / High-Risk) Shows historical trends (2015–2024) Suggests smart plantation strategies Generates downloadable eco-reports 🌱 The goal: Make ecological awareness accessible and actionable for everyone. 💡 Why It Matters We live in a time of rising pollution, shrinking green cover, and unpredictable climate patterns. Google Maps Platform tools like Geocoding, Places API, and Maps JavaScript API. 🙌 How You Can Help EcoCarto is competing in the Google Maps Platform Awards. Please vote it means A Lot for me Vote Here: Vote-here Live-here 🏆 Let’s Put Climate Data on the Map Together, we can turn awareness into action and data into change. Thank you for voting, supporting, and helping EcoCarto grow. 💚  ( 5 min )

The Evolution of Frontend Architecture In today's fast-paced development landscape, monolithic frontend applications often become bottlenecks for large teams. Enter micro-frontends – an architectural pattern that brings the benefits of microservices to the frontend world. But not all micro-frontend implementations are created equal. Many developers think micro-frontends are just multiple applications running in iframes. While this approach works, it comes with significant limitations: Poor User Experience: Scrolling issues, navigation problems, and inconsistent styling Limited Communication: Complex postMessage APIs for inter-app communication SEO Challenges: Search engines struggle with iframe-based content Performance Issues: Each iframe loads its own resources independently Webpack …  ( 8 min )

If you have just started with deep learning, one optimizer you will hear about again and again is the Adam Optimizer. It shows up in tutorials, research papers, and almost every popular machine learning library. So, what makes it special? Adam stands for Adaptive Moment Estimation. In simple terms, it is a smart way to adjust learning rates while training neural networks. Imagine walking downhill to reach the lowest point. Instead of moving blindly, Adam remembers the direction of previous steps and changes its speed, so the path becomes smooth and efficient. Why Developers Use Adam Trains models faster than many traditional optimizers. Works well with noisy or sparse data. Requires very little manual tuning. Built-in support in PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Keras. Key Benefits Faster convergence. Good for computer vision and NLP tasks. Combines the strengths of momentum and RMSProp. Drawbacks Can sometimes settle in less optimal solutions. Consumes more memory since it stores extra parameters. Common Use Cases Image Recognition (CNNs) Natural Language Processing (BERT, GPT models) Reinforcement Learning Forecasting and Time Series Final Thoughts The Adam Optimizer is often the first choice for deep learning projects. For students, developers, and freshers, it is a great starting point to build and train neural networks without too much hassle.  ( 5 min )

Google Cloud Startup Scripts allow you to run commands automatically when a Compute Engine VM instance boots. This is super useful for tasks like installing packages, configuring web servers, and setting up environments without manual effort. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through creating a VM in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and using a startup script to install Nginx and serve a custom HTML page. Before creating a VM, ensure that the Google Compute Engine API is enabled in your project. Navigate to: Google Cloud Console → Compute Engine → VM Instances → Create Instance Fill in the details as below: Name: demo2-vm-startupscript Labels: environment: dev Region: us-central1 Zone: us-central1-a Machine Configuration: Series: E2 Machine Type: e2-micro (free-tier eligible) Operating system and …  ( 6 min )

Effective organization and team collaboration are essential for scaling n8n automation across teams and organizations. This comprehensive guide will teach you everything you need to know about managing projects, folders, permissions, and team workflows in n8n. n8n provides multiple layers of organization to help you manage workflows, credentials, and team access effectively. Organizational Hierarchy: Instance Level ├── Projects (Enterprise/Pro) │ ├── Workflows │ ├── Credentials │ └── Team Members ├── Folders (Self-hosted/Cloud) │ └── Workflows (organized by tags) ├── Tags │ └── Workflow categorization └── Individual Workflows ├── Nodes ├── Connections └── Settings Key Organizational Features: Projects: Enterprise-level grouping with RBAC Folders: Visual orga…  ( 14 min )

When building real-world applications, we often need to connect them with databases to store and retrieve data. In Java, this is achieved using JDBC – Java Database Connectivity. JDBC is a standard Java API that allows applications to connect and interact with relational databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server. JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) is: A standard Java API for connecting Java applications with relational databases. A set of classes and interfaces provided by the Java platform. Useful for performing CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations in databases. To connect a Java program with a database using JDBC, we follow 7 main steps: import java.sql.*; Each database needs a specific driver. Example for MySQL: Class.forName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver"); We c…  ( 6 min )

Posted on dev.to - August 16, 2025 So, I've been building DApps for about 2.5 years now, and honestly, choosing the right blockchain still gives me analysis paralysis sometimes. Last month I shipped a pretty complex DeFi aggregator on both NEAR and Polygon zkEVM (don't ask why, it seemed like a good idea at the time), and figured I'd share what I learned from actually building on both platforms instead of just reading whitepapers. Spoiler alert: they're both good, but in very different ways. And yes, I'm going to include actual code because I'm tired of blockchain comparisons that never show you what development actually looks like. NEAR: Feels like building modern web apps, predictable costs, human-friendly addresses, but smaller ecosystem Polygon zkEVM: Ethereum compatibility is huge, ma…  ( 13 min )

🌵 Why “Windows Albuquerque”? Albuquerque is not just a city. It was Microsoft’s birthplace, before Redmond. It symbolizes engineering, technical roots, and systems that respected the user. Naming this version after it is not marketing. It’s a historical correction. Windows Albuquerque is not just another release. It’s a return to fundamentals. Solaris Zones were an elegant solution for creating isolated execution environments without heavy virtualization. Each zone shared the system kernel but had its own user space, configuration, and resources. They weren’t virtual machines. They weren’t containers. They were controlled, reversible, and auditable zones. True isolation without duplicating the kernel Granular control over CPU, memory, disk, and network Declarative configuratio…  ( 7 min )

🔹 Problem: 1323. Maximum 69 Number Difficulty: #Easy Tags: #Greedy, #Math You’re given a positive integer made up of only digits 6 and 9. You are allowed to change at most one digit (6 → 9 or 9 → 6). Brute Force Idea: 6 with 9 one by one, compute all possible numbers, and pick the maximum. This works, but it’s wasteful. Optimized Strategy (Greedy): To maximize, we only need to flip the leftmost 6 into 9. Why? Because digits on the left have higher weight in decimal representation. No need to check further, just do a single replacement. Algorithm Used: Greedy + String Manipulation ⚙️ Code Implementation (Python) class Solution: def maximum69Number (self, num: int) -> int: # Convert number to string for easy manipulation num = str(num) # Replace only the first '6' with '9' num = num.replace('6', '9', 1) # Convert back to int and return return int(num) Time: O(n), where n = number of digits (string scan + replacement). Space: O(n) due to string conversion. ✅ Greedy worked because we only need to maximize once at the highest place value. 💡 Learned that string manipulation can often simplify digit-based problems. 💭 Similar problems often involve changing the most significant digit first. [x] Could I solve this without help? [x] Did I write code from scratch? [x] Did I understand why it works? [x] Will I be able to recall this in a week? Metric Value Day 61 Total Problems Solved 417 Confidence Today 😃 Leetcode Rating 1572  ( 6 min )

Earlier this year, I registered for Accelerate Her in Tech – A Student Hackathon. I went in thinking, “This will be fun, a good challenge, and a chance to learn something new.” I never imagined it would lead to something as unexpected and exciting as an interview with Nokia. The Hackathon Timeline Here’s how it all unfolded: February 26, 2025 – Registration opens March 8 – Round 1: Programming Challenge March 21–23 – Round 2: Code Hunt June – Finale Round 1 was a quick programming challenge focused on core fundamentals and problem-solving under time pressure. Round 2 was the 72-hour Code Hunt, filled with DSA challenges. It was about precision, problem-solving, and staying consistent across three days. Here's the moment I found out I made it to Round 2: The Unexpected Twist A few week…  ( 6 min )

Intro: Hey JS Devs! AI's Calling, and Guess What? You're Already Ready. The hype surrounding Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude is not just media fluff; these models are genuinely reshaping industries. The question isn't whether AI will impact your work, but how. And here's a provocative thought: your JavaScript skills are not just relevant, they're a secret weapon. For too long, the AI narrative has been dominated by Pythonistas. But JavaScript's ubiquitous presence, its unmatched flexibility, makes it a compelling choice, perhaps the choice, for crafting AI applications. This isn't about replacing Python in core AI research; it's about leveraging the power of LLMs within the web ecosystem, where JavaScript reigns supreme. Consider this journey an intellectual…  ( 9 min )

Large language models are compute-heavy, and deploying them efficiently requires optimized inference engines like vLLM. In this guide, we’ll walk through containerizing Pixtral using Docker, running it with vLLM, and exposing the model endpoint for external access. Docker installed (latest version recommended) NVIDIA GPU with CUDA drivers (if running with GPU acceleration) Model weights available (Pixtral Hugging Face repo or local) FROM nvidia/cuda:12.2.2-runtime-ubuntu22.04 # System dependencies RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \ git wget curl python3 python3-pip && \ rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* # Install vLLM RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip RUN pip3 install vllm # Set working directory WORKDIR /app # Expose port for API EXPOSE 8000 # Default command (can be overridde…  ( 6 min )

When I first heard the term Computer Science, I imagined complex codes, robots, and a world where only “genius” programmers survived. I thought it was something too complicated for someone like me. But as I slowly took my first steps, I realized Computer Science isn’t just about writing code it’s about solving problems, creating things, and shaping the future. Why Computer Science? We live in a time where technology drives almost everything. From the way we shop, connect with friends, travel, or even order food Computer Science is the silent force working behind the scenes. Choosing to learn it isn’t just about building a career; it’s about being part of the change that shapes the modern world. Starting Small: The First Step Matters Most Most of us think we need to master everything ri…  ( 8 min )

When working with Google Compute Engine (GCE), you often need to automate tasks like installing software, configuring firewalls, or running custom commands as soon as your VM boots up. This is where Startup Scripts come in. A startup script is a file containing commands that automatically run when a VM instance boots. Supported on both Linux VMs and Windows VMs. Can be configured at VM-level or Project-level. VM-level startup scripts override project-level scripts. 👉 Example use case: If you want all VMs in a project to have the same script applied (like installing antivirus or monitoring agents), you can configure a project-level startup script. Types of Scripts Bash Scripts (most common). Non-Bash Scripts — supported if you specify an interpreter. Example: #! /usr/bin/python3 print("Hello from Python startup script") What Happens Behind the Scenes? When you provide a startup script: Compute Engine copies the script to the VM. It sets run permissions on the script. The script runs as root user when the VM boots. ✅ How many startup scripts can you use per VM? You can configure multiple startup scripts. ✅ Order of Execution Metadata Key: startup-script Scripts provided directly in metadata or locally → run first. Metadata Key: startup-script-url Scripts stored in Cloud Storage (GCS) → run second. ✅ Script Size Limit Maximum allowed size: 256 KB Automatically install software (Apache, Nginx, Databases). Configure monitoring agents and logging tools. Apply project-wide policies without manually configuring each VM. Speed up provisioning by automating boot-time tasks.  ( 6 min )

Hello devs, Why join? Early contributor influence: shape Zoi’s architecture, UX, and roadmap. Community-first: open governance and collaborative development. Perks: contributors can earn a seat on the GitLab Ultimate plan. Learn & grow: mentoring, code review, and community support. Who we’re looking for: Maintainers, devs, DevOps engineers, documentation writers, designers, testers, and community managers. Any experience level — we welcome contributors new to open-source. How to join: Join our Discord to meet the team and chat. Want to be a core contributor? Join our Slack channel by contacting us by email contact@zillowe.rf.gd to get an invite and role details. Check our repo: GitHub/GitLab. About Zoi Goal: single tool to manage, install, and publish packages across ecosystems. Tech: Git, Rust, Go, JS/TS. Roadmap: Zoi 5.0 Beta includes a plugin system. I’m currently building this solo and would love collaborators. If you’re interested, join Discord or email me at zillowez@gmail.com. Thanks, excited to build with you!  ( 5 min )

Hey everyone 👋, As a web developer, I wanted to work on a fun side project that also helps people. Growing up, I always loved the idea of waking up and wondering: “Will school be canceled today because of snow?” So, I decided to turn that nostalgia into a little web app: Snow Day Calculator 🚀. 🌨️ What It Does The tool is super simple: You enter your location ❄️ It checks weather data ☁️ Then it gives you a prediction on the chances of a snow day. It’s completely free, lightweight, and works on both desktop and mobile. ⚙️ How I Built It Frontend: Vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (no heavy frameworks — I wanted it fast). Hosting: Netlify — great for free deployments. Performance: Optimized for Core Web Vitals (FCP/LCP ~1.7s 🚀). Fun factor: Tried to keep it playful yet useful. 🛠️ Lessons Learned Even small projects benefit a lot from performance optimization — lazy-loading images, reserving space for elements to reduce layout shift, and preloading fonts made a big difference. Building something fun makes it way easier to actually finish the project. Sharing projects like this is a great way to improve as a developer (and get feedback from the community!). 🔗 Try It Out 👉 You can try the app here: Snow Day Calculator Would love feedback, feature requests, or even bug reports. Thinking about adding: Different regions’ school calendars More accurate weather models A little fun animation for snow 🌨️ 💬 Question for the community: What’s a small/fun project you’ve built recently just for the joy of it?  ( 6 min )

Introduction to Document Data Extraction In today’s digital economy, businesses rely heavily on information to make decisions, streamline workflows, and serve customers effectively. Yet much of the data organizations manage still exists in documents such as PDFs, invoices, contracts, reports, and scanned images. Document data extraction refers to the process of pulling meaningful information from these files, whether structured, semi-structured, or completely unstructured, and converting it into formats that can be analyzed, stored, or integrated with other systems. By automating this process, organizations gain speed, accuracy, and the ability to unlock insights hidden in mountains of paperwork. For decades, companies have struggled with manual data entry. Employees tasked with typing d…  ( 9 min )

7 Twitter Prompts That Grew My AI Audience Jaideep Parashar ・ Aug 16 #ai #automation #openai #learning  ( 5 min )

En el mundo educativo, la pregunta incómoda es: ¿Se está evaluando lo que el estudiante sabe o solo su capacidad de usar bien la IA? En el mundo del desarrollo de software, la inquietud es parecida: ¿Seguimos entendiendo el código o solo sabemos copiar y pegar lo que la IA nos da? (Nistal, 2025). Lo interesante es que ambas situaciones reflejan el mismo riesgo: la dependencia excesiva de la IA puede debilitar habilidades fundamentales, tanto en estudiantes como en profesionales. Un desarrollador que ya no lee un stack trace y un estudiante que ya no consulta fuentes tienen mucho en común: ambos dejan de ejercitar el pensamiento crítico. Como advierte Nistal (2025), al delegar de forma automática tareas como el debugging o la comprensión de errores, el programador pierde no solo conoc…  ( 7 min )

测试文章1DEV.to专属这篇文章将只发布到DEV.to平台## 内容特点- 针对DEV.to社区的技术文章- 使用直接内容模式- 包含代码示例 javascriptconsole.log('Hello DEV.to!'); 适合开发者阅读的技术内容  ( 5 min )

When I first started posting about AI, my Twitter (X) account wasn’t growing much. Then I started using structured prompts to create tweets that were clear, valuable, and shareable. Today, I’m sharing them so you can use them too. 1️⃣ The “One-Liner Wisdom” Prompt “Write a tweet under 220 characters that shares a sharp insight about [topic]. Make it bold, thought-provoking, and save-worthy.” Example: 2️⃣ The “Mini-Thread” Prompt “Create a 5-tweet thread explaining [concept] in plain English. Each tweet should add value, and the first should be a strong hook.” This format built authority fast — perfect for breaking down technical AI ideas for non-tech readers. 3️⃣ The “AI Tool Drop” Prompt “Suggest a tweet that lists 3 underrated AI tools for [audience type], with 1-line benefits each. Kee…  ( 7 min )

There's a harsh reality facing development teams in 2024: according to recent studies, 90% of all IT projects are delivered late due to manual testing. Yet despite this staggering statistic, the majority of businesses still do little to no functional test automation. This creates what we might call the "testing paradox"—teams know manual testing is slowing them down, but they continue to rely on it anyway. Meanwhile, the costs are mounting in ways that extend far beyond delayed deliveries. 48% of respondents in the latest State of Quality Report identified lack of time as the top challenge in achieving software quality goals. But here's what's really happening behind those numbers: The average development team wastes 14 to 16 hours every week wrangling internal tools, setting up environmen…  ( 8 min )

Heavyweight Comparison Between the Top Editors for Devs, Creators, and Tinkerers 🧠 Whether you’re just starting out or already crafting complex apps — your editor is your home base. But which one really does it all in 2025? Let’s go head-to-head and find out. We’re diving deep into the four most dominant code editors right now: VS Code — The all-rounder Sublime Text — The speed demon WebStorm — The powerhouse IDE Vim / Neovim — The hacker's choice 🔍 1. Visual Studio Code (VS Code) The Most Popular Code Editor — Period. 🆓 Free & Open Source 🔌 Massive Extension Library 💙 Perfect for Front-End & Full Stack 🤖 Built-in AI Tools (GitHub Copilot, CodeWhisperer) 🧠 Smart IntelliSense and debugging tools 🌙 Beautiful themes and customization Great For: Beginners, …  ( 7 min )

When building interactive web applications, managing event listeners efficiently is crucial. Adding event listeners to every element individually can hurt performance—especially if the DOM has hundreds or thousands of elements. That’s where Event Delegation in JavaScript comes to the rescue. In this blog, we’ll cover: 🔎 What is Event Delegation in JavaScript? Event Delegation is a JavaScript technique that leverages event bubbling to handle events more efficiently. Instead of attaching event listeners to multiple child elements, you attach a single event listener to a parent element. The parent listens for events bubbling up from its children and handles them appropriately. ⚡ How Event Delegation Works Event Bubbling – When an event occurs (like click), it bubbles up from the target eleme…  ( 7 min )

inchirags@gmail.com Chirag's PostgreSQL DBA Tutorial https://www.chirags.in Using PgBouncer to improve performance and reduce the load on PostgreSQL ---------install and configure pgbouncer---------------- Let's assume we have a PostgreSQL server. postgres@dept:~$ psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -U postgres -d postgres Password for user postgres: psql (16.4 (Ubuntu 16.4-1.pgdg22.04+1)) SSL connection (protocol: TLSv1.3, cipher: TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384, compression: off) Type "help" for help. postgres=# postgres=# select version(); version PostgreSQL 16.4 (Ubuntu 16.4-1.pgdg22.04+1) on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (Ubuntu 11.4.0-1ubuntu1~22.04) 11.4.0, 64-bit (1 row) postgres=# Let's install pgbouncer: root@dept:~# sudo apt-get install pgbouncer The next step is to configure pgbouncer…  ( 10 min )

1323. Maximum 69 Number Difficulty: Easy Topics: Math, Greedy, Weekly Contest 172 You are given a positive integer num consisting only of digits 6 and 9. Return the maximum number you can get by changing at most one digit (6 becomes 9, and 9 becomes 6). Example 1: Input: num = 9669 Output: 9969 Explanation: Changing the first digit results in 6669. Changing the second digit results in 9969. Changing the third digit results in 9699. Changing the fourth digit results in 9666. The maximum number is 9969. Example 2: Input: num = 9996 Output: 9999 Explanation: Changing the last digit 6 to 9 results in the maximum number. Example 3: Input: num = 9999 Output: 9999 Explanation: It is better not to apply any change. Constraints: 1 <= num <= 104 num consists of only 6 and 9 digits. Hint: Convert t…  ( 32 min )

.NET 9 has been out for almost a year now, but most developers are still using it like .NET 8. The real gains aren't in the headline features. They're in the overlooked improvements that solve daily friction. SearchValues for Strings private static readonly SearchValues BadWords = SearchValues.Create(["spam", "scam"], StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); public static bool ContainsSuspiciousContent(string message) => message.AsSpan().ContainsAny(BadWords); Task.WhenEach for Async Processing var tasks = urls.Select(url => httpClient.GetStringAsync(url)); await foreach (var task in Task.WhenEach(tasks)) { var result = await task; ProcessImmediately(result); } UnsafeAccessor with Generics [UnsafeAccessor(UnsafeAccessorKind.Field, Name = "_value")] public etern static ref T GetPrivateField(Cache cache); // In tests: direct access without reflection overhead ref var field = ref GetPrivateField(cache); Frozen Collections for Performance private static readonly FrozenSet ValidEtensions = new[] { ".jpg", ".png", ".pdf" }.ToFrozenSet(); public static bool IsValidFile(string filename) => ValidEtensions.Contains(Path.GetEtension(filename)); DATAS Garbage Collection These features solve specific performance and productivity pain points that add up over time. Multi-string search becomes efficient. Async coordination gets simpler. Testing private members becomes fast. Collection lookups get faster. Memory management becomes smarter. Most teams ship .NET 9 apps that perform like .NET 6 because they stick to old patterns. The developers using these features are already building faster systems while others struggle with familiar bottlenecks. I've been running .NET 9 in production for months now, and honestly, I can't go back. When I see 20-30% faster response times and better memory usage, sticking with older versions feels like driving with the parking brake on. The performance gains aren't just nice to have anymore, they're real money left on the table."  ( 6 min )

As the AI industry faces unprecedented growth, Altman warns of unsustainable valuations and potential market implications. In a recent interview, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, expressed a candid assessment of the current state of artificial intelligence (AI), declaring that the industry is indeed experiencing a bubble. This assertion has sparked significant discussion among tech enthusiasts, investors, and industry professionals, as it raises critical questions about the sustainability of the AI market and its potential implications for related sectors, including cryptocurrencies. Altman's comments come at a time when the AI sector is witnessing unprecedented growth, driven by advancements in machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision. The surge in investment and i…  ( 7 min )

[[Artificial Intelligence](AI) is no longer just a buzzword. It’s a technological force reshaping industries, influencing decision-making, and changing how we live and work. But for beginners, AI often seems like a complex web of futuristic jargon and science-fiction fantasies. In reality, AI is a combination of simple concepts working together to mimic certain aspects of human intelligence. In this beginner’s guide, we will break down what AI is, how it works, the difference between AI, Machine Learning (ML), and Deep Learning (DL), and how these technologies are impacting our daily lives. What is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial Intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think, reason, and make decisions like humans. Key Features of …  ( 7 min )

En el listado de servicios de la Administración de costos, busca el servicio Cost Anomaly Detection, la detección de anomalías de costo no está disponible para AWS Marketplace, AWS Support, WorkSpaces, Cost Explorer, Budgets, AWS Shield, Amazon Route 53, AWS Certificate Manager, Upfront and recurring reserved fee and Savings Plan fees, en algunos casos es porque son servicios de gestión de costos o aún no se integra en la funcionalidad. Este es un ejemplo de la política para la creación de un usuario IAM con accesos a los reportes de Cost Anomaly Detection { "Version": "2012-10-17", "Statement": [ { "Action": [ "ce:GetAnomalyMonitors", "ce:CreateAnomalyMonitor" ], "Effect": "Allow", "Resource":…  ( 7 min )

O coração do nosso projeto é a central que dispara e opera todos os comandos do nosso computador, tem por objetivo principal interpretar e executar os comandos do nosso software. É um dos componentes mais sensíveis do nosso projeto, aqui o menor erro faz com que tudo simplesmente não funcione, além de ser difícil encontrar o erro. Esta seção é composta de alguns componentes, sendo eles: Registrador de instruções: um velho conhecido nosso, tem por objetivo guardar e persistir a instrução em execução naquele ciclo. Program Counter: é o componente que dita (e incrementa) qual instrução vai ser executada naquele ciclo. Contador de clock: dita em qual etapa de execução da instrução estamos (temos 5 etapas por padrão). Controler: agrega todos os componentes acima e dita quais sinais cada …  ( 7 min )

Learning SQL Data Types & Operators Today marks Day 17 of my Data Analytics learning journey, and I explored one of the most important topics in SQL – Data Types and Operators. These are the foundation for writing queries correctly and performing meaningful operations on data. To practice, I also created a Hospital database using different data types and applied SQL operators to perform calculations and comparisons. In SQL, every column in a table must have a data type. Data types tell the database what kind of values can be stored in a column (numbers, text, dates, etc.). Here are the main categories of SQL data types: Numeric Data Types INT → Whole numbers (e.g., 10, -5, 1000) DECIMAL(p,s) → Fixed precision decimal values (e.g., 123.45) FLOAT / REAL → Approximate decimal values (e.g.…  ( 7 min )

Está parte do sistema é responsável pelo processamento lógico no nosso sistema, é onde de fato os dados são transformados, compostos e decompostos, até atingir o resultado desejado Esse componente é o mais complexo do nosso sistema, porque agrega muitas regras de negocio em um único espaço Está sessão do sistema é composta por 3 componentes, sendo eles: Registrador A (ou Acumulador): é um registrador usado para persistir e guardar os resultados das operações do sistema Registrador B: é o registrador auxiliar, usado para "memoria de trabalho", tem a função de receber o valor a será processado sobre o valor do Registrador A. ULA: é de fato a onde ocorre o processamento, tem por objetivo processar os valores dos registradores A e B e armazenar novamente esse valor no registrador A Os Registradores já foram abordados em artigos anteriores, e todas as suas conexões estão descritas na imagem acima Este componente é capaz de processar os valores dos Registradores A e B de diversas formas diferentes, conseguimos fazer diversas operações, sendo elas: Adição (ADD) Subtração (SUB) Lógica e (AND) Lógica ou (OR) Lógica ou exclusivo (XOR) Lógica negação (NOT) Os inputs ALU_0 e ALU_1, são utilizados para selecionar a operação deseja, veja a tabela a baixo ALU_0 ALU_1 Operação 0 0 ADD/SUB 0 1 OR 1 0 AND 1 1 XOR/NOT Observe que nos casos em que á mais de duas operações por seleção, será feito uma desambiguação em inputs específicos, portanto sendo necessário nos casos: ADD/SUB: utilize o input N_SUB_ADD em 0 para SUB e 1 para ADD XOR/NOT: utilize o input N_XOR_NOT em 0 para XOR e 1 para NOT À também mais um input de entrada: ALU_OUT, server para liberar o resultado da operação para o BUS Além desta, há mais uma saída: Carry_out, está saída é ativa quando o resultado das operações de soma ou subtração resultam em um overflow. Este é o esquema desse componente:  ( 6 min )

Picture this: You've got Spotify playing music, Chrome with 47 tabs open, VS Code running, Slack notifications pinging, and a video call in the background. Meanwhile, your CPU core is sitting there like, "I can literally only do ONE thing at a time..." So how does this magic happen? Welcome to the greatest illusion in computing! 🎩✨ Here's the mind-bending truth: each CPU core can only execute one instruction at a time. Yet right now, your computer is running hundreds of processes simultaneously. The secret ingredient? Speed and clever scheduling! Your CPU is like a superhuman chef who can cook one dish at a time, but switches between recipes so fast that all your meals appear ready simultaneously. Back in the day, running a program meant: Write your code on punch cards (literally holes i…  ( 9 min )

Learn to build GenAI apps using JavaScript, local LLMs (like Ollama), and modern AI tools. This course takes you from fundamentals to full-stack AI deployment. Duration 8–12 Weeks Skill Level Beginner → Intermediate Prerequisites JavaScript/Node.js basics What is AI, ML, LLM? Transformers, Attention, Tokens Prompt Engineering 101 Assignment: Write a blog post on "How LLMs Work" Async/Await, fetch(), APIs NPM packages, JSON Node.js app setup Assignment: Simple app that fetches from a public API GPT-3.5, GPT-4 models Completion vs ChatCompletion Role-based conversations Projects: Chatbot in Node.js Frontend chat app using React or HTML Install & run models locally Using Ollama’s REST API Compare local vs cloud LLMs Projects: Local LLM chatbot (Ollama + JS) Compare answers with OpenAI What are embeddings? Introduction to RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) ChromaDB / Pinecone vector stores Projects: File Q&A bot (ask questions from local files) Chains, Memory, Tools Retrieval QA with LangChain Connect with Ollama or OpenAI Projects: AI research assistant with memory Chatbot with custom document knowledge React / Vanilla JS frontend Streaming responses, UI design Text-to-speech, speech-to-text Projects: AI voice assistant Deploy chat app to Vercel Frontend: Vercel / Netlify Backend: Railway / Render Dockerizing Ollama Securing env keys Projects: Deploy full-stack AI app Run Ollama-powered API locally Agents (LangGraph, Tool use) WASM LLMs (browser-based) Multi-modal LLMs (text + images) Fine-tuning overview (LoRA, QLoRA) Choose one: 📄 Custom Chatbot using your documents 🎙️ Voice Assistant with GenAI 🤖 Slack or Discord AI bot 💡 Developer Copilot using Codellama Category Tools/Libraries LLMs Ollama, OpenAI Vector DBs ChromaDB, Pinecone Frameworks LangChain.js, LlamaIndex.js Frontend React, Vite, HTML/CSS Backend Node.js, Express Deployment Railway, Docker, Vercel  ( 6 min )

Weird Al popped into my head at lunch this week (not exactly unusual if we're being honest) while I was talking with a friend about the pros and cons of public vs. private LLMs. We work in wildly different industries, with vastly different AI experience — he's just starting to explore LLMs, and I've been building GPT-powered pipelines since the GPT-2 days — yet our perspectives on the tech, the people, and the problems lined up almost perfectly. Somewhere between bites (Just Eat It!), the line from Another One Rides The Bus popped into my head: "Ridin' in the bus down the boulevard, and the place was pretty packed… It was smellin' like a locker room // There was junk all over the floor…" It fit our conversation perfectly. What happens when you don't want your proprietary dataset helping yo…  ( 8 min )

Memoria Ram A rainha do nosso computador, é o sistema que tem por objetivo armazenar os dados dentro do nosso computador, tudo está aqui (ou quase tudo), programas, dados base, dados de pós processamento, etc... A memória ram na verdade é muito similar a memoria rom, com a diferença que a memoria ram aceita tanto ler quanto gravar dados nela, principalmente durante a execução do software Sistema de ram é composto de basicamente de 3 componentes: Registrador de 8 bits Memory Address Register 4 bits (MAR) Random Access Memory 16 bytes (RAM) Esse é o componente mais utilizado no nosso projeto, tem a função de armazenar uma pequena quantidade de informação (8 bits ou 1 byte) e persisti-la entre os ciclos de clock, será o componente mais importante de todo o sistema de memoria do computador. …  ( 7 min )

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF, pronounced "sea-surf") is a sneaky and dangerous web vulnerability. Classified as CWE-352 by MITRE, it allows attackers to trick authenticated users into unknowingly submitting malicious requests to a web application. Imagine being logged into your bank account and clicking a seemingly harmless link that secretly instructs your browser to transfer funds to an attacker – that's CSRF in action. Why CSRF is Dangerous (CWE-352): Exploits Trust: The target site trusts the user's browser because it sends valid session cookies automatically with every request. User Unawareness: The victim executes the malicious action entirely unknowingly, often with a single click. Impact: Can lead to account takeover (changing email/password), unauthorized fund transfers,…  ( 7 min )

Introduction As software projects grow, so do their repositories. Large binary files, extensive histories, and sprawling codebases can turn simple Git operations into time-consuming ordeals. Cloning a repository shouldn't feel like downloading the entire internet, and checking out a branch shouldn't require a coffee break. Git Large File Storage (LFS) and sparse-checkout are two powerful features designed to solve these exact problems. Git LFS efficiently manages large binary files by storing them outside your repository, while sparse-checkout allows you to work with only the parts of a repository you need. Together, they transform unwieldy repositories into manageable, efficient development environments. This guide will show you how to implement both solutions, optimize your workflow fo…  ( 13 min )

Quick Fix: Environment-Based Control Your production site is slow and leaking sensitive data through the Debugbar? Here's the immediate fix: // .env file - Production environment APP_ENV=production APP_DEBUG=false DEBUGBAR_ENABLED=false // .env file - Development environment APP_ENV=local APP_DEBUG=true DEBUGBAR_ENABLED=true Multiple ways to control Debugbar based on your setup and Laravel version: // config/debugbar.php - Environment-based enabling 'enabled' => env('DEBUGBAR_ENABLED', env('APP_DEBUG', false)), // More restrictive - only enable in local environment 'enabled' => env('APP_ENV') === 'local', // Custom logic - enable for specific users or IPs 'enabled' => env('APP_DEBUG') && ( in_array(request()->ip(), ['127.0.0.1', '192.168.1.100']) || auth()->check() && auth(…  ( 6 min )

"You mean I can run containers on AWS without managing servers?" Yes. That’s the magic of ECS with Fargate — AWS runs the servers, and you just run your containers. 🎉 In this beginner-friendly guide, we’ll walk through deploying a Dockerized app to Amazon ECS using Fargate, step by step, using plain English, code snippets, and real-world metaphors. Let’s go from local Docker image to live app on AWS — in under 20 minutes. ECS (Elastic Container Service) is AWS’s managed container orchestration. Fargate is the serverless engine behind it — you don’t manage EC2s, VMs, or clusters. Think of ECS as a pizza restaurant. With EC2 launch type: you bring your own oven. With Fargate: AWS brings the oven. You just bring the ingredients (containers). AWS account Docker installed A simple app (e.g., N…  ( 8 min )

Chirag's Technology Tutorial Install and configure Zabbix 7 with Apache and MySQL for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Zabbix is widely regarded as a powerful and reliable monitoring tool. The 7.0 LTS (Long Term Support) release introduces a range of new features and substantial enhancements. This comprehensive guide will walk you through installing Zabbix 7.0 LTS on an Ubuntu 24.04 ARM64 system using Apache and MySQL. Prerequisites Before starting, make sure you have: System Requirements: Ensure your system has at least 2GB RAM and a multi-core processor for the installation. Root Privileges: This guide assumes you are logged in as a root user or have sudo privileges. Step 1: Update and Upgrade Your System First, update your system to ensure all packages are up to date: sudo apt update Inst…  ( 7 min )

In this post, we will create our first AI Agent using the Microsoft Agentic Framework of Semantic Kernel and DeepSeek R1, running locally on Ollama. We’ll walk step by step through setting up a Semantic Kernel agent that leverages DeepSeek R1 via Ollama, showing you how to install the tools, configure the model locally, and connect everything together. By the end, you’ll have a working AI YouTube Title Generator agent running entirely on your machine locally—no cloud subscription required. What You Will Learn How to Get Started with DeepSeek R1 How to Use Ollama for running local models How to install and start running the DeepSeek R1 model How to Use Semantic Kernel in C# Visual Studio 2022+ (with .NET 9 SDK installed) .NET 9 is still in preview, so ensure that you have t…  ( 8 min )

What’s New in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Patch 1.5? Patch 1.5 for Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is packed with quality-of-life tweaks, tons of bug fixes, and general polish to smooth out your playthrough. But the real curveball? Some bosses now shrug off that final blow and certain enemies have leveled up into unkillable NPCs, adding a surreal twist to the story. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

🚀 The Challenge Hackathons are always a race against the clock. This time, I set out to build Budget Brain: an AI-powered advertising budget optimizer that uses Monte Carlo simulation and multi-algorithm validation to help businesses allocate ad spend smarter. The goal? Real-time pipeline visualization Multi-algorithm optimization (Monte Carlo + Gradient + Bayesian) Confidence scoring and validation Accessibility-first UI Production quality in just 12 hours Sounds impossible, right? It would have been — without Kiro. Kiro became the organizing brain behind Budget Brain. Instead of drowning in feature creep, last-minute architecture decisions, or messy code, Kiro kept me laser-focused with: 📋 Specs & Planning: Clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria 🏗️ Architecture…  ( 7 min )

Written by Claude Code ↓ 🦀 NekoCode: The Next-Gen Impact Analysis Tool Revolutionizing PR Reviews TL;DR NekoCode is a Rust-based code analysis tool that's 16x faster. PR Pre-Check Feature automatically analyzes the impact of changes. GitHub Actions Integration automatically generates reports on PR creation. Instantly detects circular dependencies, complexity, and risk. Supports 8 languages (JS/TS/Python/C++/C#/Go/Rust/C). 🚀 Why We Built NekoCode Have you ever had these experiences in modern development? "I don't know the scope of this PR's impact..." "Did I just create a circular dependency?" "I'm worried if the code complexity has increased." "I'm concerned about missing something in the review." NekoCode solves these problems in under a second. 💡 What is NekoCode? NekoCode is a R…  ( 8 min )

fsMate A modular collection of file system utilities for Node.js Indian Modassir ・ Aug 15 #node #javascript #filesystem #webdev  ( 5 min )

Skill1 :The Why and How skill Skill 2: Comprehending data based on context Skill 3: Breaking down things Skill 4: Data Design Skill 5: Data Strategy By harnessing these analytical skills, you’ll find that your understanding of the problems becomes five times clearer and more concise, even before you begin the project. Therefore, taking a step back to focus on the big picture and applying analytical thinking, as outlined above, is essential for every data analyst.  ( 6 min )

Just as I was about to start using kiro in earnest, I came across a post on X by SimSta2 hinting at a possible change to the pricing plan. Full arthicle is here... Official announcement: Pricing plans are live Who’s affected by the new pricing plan Requires Kiro v0.2.13 or higher. Check from the profile menu in the top-right corner of the editor. When logging in with an IAM Identity Center ID that has Q Developer Pro, the Kiro Plan allowance display disappears, meaning you’re (probably) excluded from the new plan’s restrictions. Switching accounts doesn’t end your IDE-side Kiro sessions — they remain intact. Once you use up your free allowance, you’ll automatically switch to pay-per-use billing. Heavy users should be especially careful.  ( 5 min )

In today’s cloud-driven world, agility and scalability are key to staying ahead. Microsoft Azure’s Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS) and Compute Gallery offer powerful tools to streamline deployment, optimize performance, and manage virtual machines at scale. VMSS enables automatic scaling of workloads across thousands of VMs, while Compute Gallery simplifies image management and distribution across regions. Together, they form a dynamic duo for building resilient, efficient, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure. Key Steps in VM Scale Set Login to Azure portal Create a resource group select virtual machine from the search bar create a virtual machine Note the virtual machine should be in the resource group that was created earlier create tags for Virtual machine for each depart…  ( 6 min )

In the previous articles we stood up LocalStack and configured Terraform to plan a deployment. Next we will deploy an ALB to the platform and get its address so that we can use it in the next time. For this we will create a number of AWS Configurations VPC to deploy into. Networking to allow the ALB to be deployed and connect to the ECS instance. SecurityGroups to manage all the network egress / ingress between services. ALB the Application Load Balancer. This is a lot of configuration items so they are avaiable in the following branch. git switch alb First we will plan and then apply the changes if that is green, by using the following commands. terraform plan terraform apply --auto-approve Once it has been deployed you should get the following output alb = "http://alb.elb.localhost.localstack.cloud:4566/" We will use this address in a future request to confirm the API has been deployed correctly.  ( 5 min )

Table of Contents Insert Slot to Project Add Plan Button Text Project Add Plan Button Text Project Conditional Content Update CoffeePlan Component to Render Snippets Conclusions Resources Github Repositories On day 17, I demonstrate how to render dynamic content in a component. Vue 3 projects content to slots and it displays slot props optionally. In Svelte 5, slot is replaced with snippet and the render tag renders the snippet in the template. Angular offers ng-content for content projection and ng-template creates a template fragement that can display in a ng-container. In this blog post, there are two examples of content projection. The first example updates the text of the Add Plan button when it is hovered. The second example renders a conditional slot in the CoffeePlan component.…  ( 12 min )

Introdução: O Primeiro Passo na Jornada A certificação AWS Cloud Practitioner é considerada a porta de entrada para o universo da AWS. Junto com a certificação voltada para Inteligência Artificial, ela compõe o nível mais básico da trilha de certificações da Amazon Web Services. Mas como tudo na vida, temos que começar de algum lugar, certo? E com uma base sólida, podemos mirar nas próximas certificações que se alinham ao nosso plano de carreira. Minha primeira tentativa foi há alguns anos. Infelizmente, não consegui avançar naquela época. A bola bateu na trave, ameaçou entrar... e furou! Na ocasião, obtive uma nota de 6,9 (7 é a nota necessária para aprovação). Apesar da frustração, essa experiência me trouxe percepções valiosas sobre estudo, preparação e resiliência. Com essas lições e…  ( 6 min )

Latest AI Updates is a dynamic platform dedicated to keeping you informed on the most recent developments in artificial intelligence. With the rapid pace of AI advancements, staying updated is crucial for anyone looking to stay ahead in this revolution. In the world of AI, knowledge is power. Latest AI Updates provides a comprehensive resource for tracking innovations in AI technology, offering the latest news, tools, and resources for businesses, developers, and AI enthusiasts alike. Whether you are looking for cutting-edge machine learning platforms, AI-powered productivity tools, or the newest breakthroughs in the field, Latest AI Updates has you covered. Stay Informed From machine learning to AI-driven automation, Latest AI Updates offers news and updates on the latest breakthroughs i…  ( 6 min )

Beberapa teks ini hasil dari generatif AI Dalam dunia pemrograman, bahasa yang mudah dipahami tentu sangat membantu, terutama bagi pemula. Earl hadir sebagai salah satunya bahasa pemrograman unik yang menggunakan Bahasa Indonesia sebagai sintaksnya. Hal ini membuat ramah untuk mereka yang baru belajar koding tanpa harus bingung dengan bahasa asing. Earl adalah bahasa pemrograman yang dirancang agar sintaksnya menggunakan Bahasa Indonesia sehari-hari. Dengan konsep ini, pengguna bisa menulis kode yang lebih mudah dimengerti dan terasa seperti menulis instruksi biasa. Earl mendukung berbagai konsep dasar pemrograman seperti pengulangan, percabangan, fungsi, lain-lainnya. Mudah dipahami, Bahasa Indonesia sebagai sintaks membuat belajar lebih cepat. Lebih natural, menulis kode seperti menulis kalimat biasa. Meminimalisir kesalahan bahasa, tidak perlu menghafal kata kunci bahasa Inggris. Visualisasi hasil, Earl bisa menampilkan hasil dalam bentuk teks yang mudah dibaca. ulangi 10 tampilkan "Perulangan selama 10 kali" selesai Contoh kode yang sudah Saya tunjukkan diatas akan menampilkan "Perulangan selama 10 kali" sebanyak 10 kali, dengan sintaks mudah dipahami tanpa perlu tanda titik koma diakhir maupun tanda kurung, bahkan simbol lainnya. Earl membantumu mengurangi hambatan bahasa sering kali terjadi awal tantangan belajar pemrograman. Dengan sintaks yang menggunakan bahasa sehari-hari, pengguna bisa fokus pada logika dan algoritma, bukan pada aturan bahasa asing. Selain itu, Earl didukung dengan modul-modul yang membuat pemrograman lebih terstruktur dan mudah diikuti.  ( 6 min )

BitMine and an unknown whale have acquired nearly $882 million in Ether through major OTC desks and exchange withdrawals in a show of growing institutional demand.

Gemini, the Winklevoss-founded crypto exchange and custodian, has filed to list on Nasdaq under ticker GEMI, revealing steepening losses ahead of its IPO.

The outflow day for spot Ether ETFs comes just after Ether narrowly missed reclaiming its 2021 all-time high.

Crypto traders’ “lack of interest” in dip buying Ether compared to Bitcoin could be the catalyst that sees Ether's price go higher, says Santiment.

It was the highest-ever weekly trading volume for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, largely due to Ether ETFs "stepping up big," says an ETF analyst.

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Roskomnadzor, the Russian media and internet regulator, recently slap new restrictions on the two most popular messaging apps, WhatsApp and Telegram, for failure to share their data on customers. The government body says that such measures were taken due to the unwillingness of both entities to play by its rules. In order to “counteract criminals”, […] The post Russia Slaps Restrictions On WhatsApp And Telegram After Failure To Share Customer Data appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

Toyota is set to introduce the Vios Hybrid in Thailand (known as the Yaris Ativ there) on August 21, 2025. This marks a new addition to the line-up, three years after the sedan’s debut in the neighbouring country. In terms of design, there are not many differences, as it still retains the same grille with […] The post Toyota Vios Hybrid To Debut in Thailand; Malaysia Next? appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Unifi Mobile has launched UNI5G Postpaid with Netflix, marking the first local postpaid bundle to include a subscription with the streaming service. The plan provides unlimited 5G and 4G data, with Netflix access bundled in so users can stream content across their smart devices. The Netflix option is available as an add-on to the existing […] The post UNI5G Postpaid Now Includes Netflix Bundle; Starts From RM79/month appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

There have been some pretty strange partnerships between companies with AI chatbots. One in recent memory is the one between Telegram and xAI’s Grok. More recently, there’s one that’s a bit closer to home, and notably a lot less generous. This is between Grab and ChatGPT. Amanz reports that subscribers to Grab Unlimited can redeem […] The post Grab Unlimited Subscribers Get A Free Month Of ChatGPT Plus appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

A few years back, HTC debuted its Vive series of VR headsets. Now, the brand is turning its attention to another type of wearable. The Vive Eagle is the company’s recently released pair of smart glasses, poised to rival Meta’s Ray-Bans. The glasses come with a camera, stereo speakers, and on-device AI capabilities. According to […] The post HTC Launches Vive Eagle AI-Powered Smart Glasses appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

The Ether unstaking queue has a 15-day wait as investors aim to withdraw a record $3.8 billion in ETH.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

The Ronin team said that a more performant blockchain and Ethereum’s Wall Street appeal drove the decision to return to the ecosystem.

The Ronin team said that a more performant blockchain and Ethereum’s Wall Street appeal drove the decision to return to the ecosystem.

The latest legal battle between Digital Currency Group and Genesis centered on a promissory note issued amid the collapse of Three Arrows Capital in 2022.

The latest legal battle between Digital Currency Group and Genesis centered on a promissory note issued amid the collapse of Three Arrows Capital in 2022.

American Bitcoin is reportedly exploring acquisitions in Japan and Hong Kong to expand its Bitcoin stockpile.

American Bitcoin is reportedly exploring acquisitions in Japan and Hong Kong to expand its Bitcoin stockpile.

Wellgistics is bringing Ripple’s XRP Ledger to 6,500 US pharmacies, one of the first large-scale blockchain payment systems in healthcare.

Wellgistics is bringing Ripple’s XRP Ledger to 6,500 US pharmacies, one of the first large-scale blockchain payment systems in healthcare.

Bullish’s blockbuster IPO headlines a week of big crypto moves — from Pantera’s $300 million treasury bet to BitMine’s $24.5 billion Ether grab.

Bullish’s blockbuster IPO headlines a week of big crypto moves — from Pantera’s $300 million treasury bet to BitMine’s $24.5 billion Ether grab.

The cryptocurrency, allegedly linked to ransomware proceeds, is expected to be added to the US crypto reserve.

The cryptocurrency, allegedly linked to ransomware proceeds, is expected to be added to the US crypto reserve.

Bitcoin falls below $117,000 again, raising worries about the upcoming “ghost month.” Are traders bracing for more losses or buying the dips?

Bitcoin falls below $117,000 again, raising worries about the upcoming “ghost month.” Are traders bracing for more losses or buying the dips?

Atkins said the Securities and Exchange Commission would work to broaden access to investments typically reserved for accredited investors.

Atkins said the Securities and Exchange Commission would work to broaden access to investments typically reserved for accredited investors.

A new type of buyer who “never sells” is scooping up Bitcoin from long-time holders — a bullish catalyst for BTC, says Bitcoin OG Udi Wertheimer in an exclusive Cointelegraph interview.

A new type of buyer who “never sells” is scooping up Bitcoin from long-time holders — a bullish catalyst for BTC, says Bitcoin OG Udi Wertheimer in an exclusive Cointelegraph interview.

SharpLink now holds $3.5 billion worth of ETH, maintaining its rank as the token's second-largest corporate holder, according to its Q2 filing.

SharpLink now holds $3.5 billion worth of ETH, maintaining its rank as the token's second-largest corporate holder, according to its Q2 filing.

Bitcoin and Ether’s pullback suggests selling on rallies, but buyers are likely to step in at key support levels.

Bitcoin and Ether’s pullback suggests selling on rallies, but buyers are likely to step in at key support levels.

BitMine and SharpLink are raising over $25 billion to expand Ether treasuries as US debt hits $37 trillion, fueling bullish crypto market sentiment.

BitMine and SharpLink are raising over $25 billion to expand Ether treasuries as US debt hits $37 trillion, fueling bullish crypto market sentiment.

The Federal Reserve said it would sunset a program specifically to monitor banks’ digital assets activities and would integrate them back into its “standard supervisory process.”

The Federal Reserve said it would sunset a program specifically to monitor banks’ digital assets activities and would integrate them back into its “standard supervisory process.”

Ethereum’s price moves closer to its all-time high, but liquidity shortage could trigger a breakout toward $6,000.

Ethereum’s price moves closer to its all-time high, but liquidity shortage could trigger a breakout toward $6,000.

Hive Digital’s fiscal Q1 2026 revenue jumped 44.9% in its mining segment and nearly 60% in its HPC unit.

Hive Digital’s fiscal Q1 2026 revenue jumped 44.9% in its mining segment and nearly 60% in its HPC unit.

This guide shows how to turn ChatGPT into your warning system for altcoin pumps, using smart prompts, trend tracking and risk filters to stay ahead of the curve.

Airlines in the UAE accept crypto for flight bookings. The country has become a torchbearer when it comes to accepting crypto for flight bookings.

Airlines in the UAE accept crypto for flight bookings. The country has become a torchbearer when it comes to accepting crypto for flight bookings.

Top Win International, Taiwan’s first publicly traded corporate Bitcoin treasury, raised $10 million to kick off its BTC purchases.

Top Win International, Taiwan’s first publicly traded corporate Bitcoin treasury, raised $10 million to kick off its BTC purchases.

Buyer exhaustion may set the stage for a correction in August before investor capital surges into altcoins, as in previous market cycles.

Buyer exhaustion may set the stage for a correction in August before investor capital surges into altcoins, as in previous market cycles.

Crypto ATMs are facing increasing pressure from regulators, including bans at the municipal level.

Crypto ATMs are facing increasing pressure from regulators, including bans at the municipal level.

Critics misunderstand the GENIUS Act’s actual influence. It doesn’t free Bitcoin from taxes but breaks Wall Street’s stranglehold on dollar clearing.

Critics misunderstand the GENIUS Act’s actual influence. It doesn’t free Bitcoin from taxes but breaks Wall Street’s stranglehold on dollar clearing.

Galaxy Digital secured $1.4 billion to expand its Texas Helios AI data center, expecting $1 billion in annual revenue from a 15-year CoreWeave partnership.

Galaxy Digital secured $1.4 billion to expand its Texas Helios AI data center, expecting $1 billion in annual revenue from a 15-year CoreWeave partnership.

Bitcoin and Ether were firm "buy the dip" targets for ETF investors, with reactions celebrating continued institutional demand despite a BTC and ETH price correction.

Bitcoin and Ether were firm "buy the dip" targets for ETF investors, with reactions celebrating continued institutional demand despite a BTC and ETH price correction.

The Bank for International Settlements floated a compliance score for crypto-to-fiat off-ramps, using transaction history to flag and potentially freeze “tainted” assets.

The Bank for International Settlements has floated a compliance score for crypto-to-fiat off-ramps, using transaction history to flag and potentially freeze “tainted” assets.

Discover how Ukraine peace talks could impact Bitcoin’s price in 2025. Explore three scenarios (ceasefire, shaky deal or escalation) and their effects on BTC.

Discover how Ukraine peace talks could impact Bitcoin’s price in 2025. Explore three scenarios (ceasefire, shaky deal or escalation) and their effects on BTC.

Czech police have reportedly arrested darknet founder Tomas Jirikovsky in a $45 million Bitcoin bribery case tied to former Justice Minister Pavel Blazek’s resignation.

Czech police have reportedly arrested darknet founder Tomas Jirikovsky in a $45 million Bitcoin bribery case tied to former Justice Minister Pavel Blazek’s resignation.

Bitcoin miners face rising competition from AI data centers for cheap energy, potentially driving a new wave of institutional investment, according to GoMining exec Jeremy Dreier.

Bitcoin miners face rising competition from AI data centers for cheap energy, potentially driving a new wave of institutional investment, according to GoMining exec Jeremy Dreier.

Lost your seed phrase or crypto wallet password in 2025? You’re not alone. Recovery might still be possible.

Bitcoin’s explosive July rally pushed its market cap to $2.4 trillion, overtaking Amazon, silver and Alphabet, cementing its place among the world’s five most valuable assets.

Bitcoin’s explosive July rally pushed its market cap to $2.4 trillion, overtaking Amazon, silver and Alphabet, cementing its place among the world’s five most valuable assets.

Hong Kong has introduced strict crypto custody rules, banning smart contracts for cold wallets and tightening security standards for custodians.

Spot Ether ETFs are set to record their strongest weekly performance ever, with inflows already surpassing $2.9 billion.

New York Assemblymember Phil Steck introduced a bill that would see the state tax the sale and transfer of crypto assets.

The US government redesignated Garantex on Thursday to its list of sanctioned entities, along with its successor, Grinex, but TRM Labs suggests it could be ineffective.

While some Ether holders expect new all-time highs within the next few days, a Nansen analyst said it may be weeks or months away.

Crypto address poisoning scams exploded this week, with one victim losing $636,000 in Ether due to a purposefully contaminated wallet history.

Bitcoin dominance has fallen to a six-month low while altcoin market cap has jumped 50% since July, setting the stage for a potential September altseason, said Coinbase.

Bitcoin dominance has fallen to a six-month low while altcoin market cap jumped 50% since July, setting the stage for a potential September altseason, said Coinbase.

Nakamoto, a Bitcoin entity established by Trump crypto adviser David Bailey, and KindlyMD, have merged to establish a new Bitcoin treasury company.

Nakamoto, a Bitcoin entity established by Trump crypto adviser David Bailey, and KindlyMD, have merged to establish a new Bitcoin treasury company.

A crypto trader says Bitcoin is at a “key resistance” similar to the level where it topped in 2021, but other traders argue historical charts can’t be applied to this cycle.

A crypto trader says Bitcoin is at a “key resistance” similar to the level where it topped in 2021, but other traders argue historical charts can’t be applied to this cycle.

Over 80 crypto and fintech executives asked the Trump administration to stop banks from levying data access fees, which threaten their business models.

Over 80 crypto and fintech executives asked the Trump administration to stop banks from levying data access fees, which threaten their business models.

Web3 gaming funding steamed back as daily unique active wallets rose 2% to 4.9 million in July, in signs of a maturing industry.

Web3 gaming funding steamed back as daily unique active wallets rose 2% to 4.9 million in July, with signs of a maturing industry.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarified that the department was exploring budget-neutral ways to buy Bitcoin, contradicting an earlier comment that tanked the market.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarified on X that the department is still exploring budget-neutral ways to purchase Bitcoin, contrasting an earlier comment that tanked the crypto markets.

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AI Assistant ChatBot — Full Control AI Assistant ChatBot is a fully-featured WordPress plugin that allows you to add a customizable AI chat widget to your site. It is beginner-friendly, fully editable from the WP Admin, and comes with sound notifications, quick reply buttons, and full appearance control. This plugin can be freely used, shared, and customized for any project. Fully functional AI chat widget. Customizable bot name, icons, and colors. Quick reply buttons for faster responses. Sound notifications for new messages. Editable warning messages and send button text. Beginner-friendly settings in WordPress Admin. Compatible with most WordPress themes. Free and open source under GPL2 License. Download the plugin folder ai-assistant-chatbot. Upload it to the /wp-content/plugins/ …  ( 6 min )

If you’re curious about how AI systems like Claude or ChatGPT connect to external tools and data sources—and why MCP matters—this blog is for you. We’ll break it down in simple terms. MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It’s an open-source standard released by Anthropic in November 2024. Think of MCP like a USB-C port for AI. Just as USB-C lets you connect different devices to your computer with the same cable, MCP lets AI systems connect with different tools, databases, or apps through one common protocol. No more custom connectors: Previously, developers had to build a separate integration for every AI-tool pair. MCP eliminates that need by providing a standard interface. Avoids “MxN problem”: With many AI models (M) and many tools (N), the combinations grow exponentially. MCP stream…  ( 7 min )

Vibe coding has quickly shifted from an insider buzzword to a mainstream method shaping how software gets built. At its core, this practice lets programmers and analysts describe what they want in plain language, then rely on powerful AI to do the heavy lifting—turning ideas into working code in a fraction of the usual time. The appeal is simple: speed, creativity, and a lower barrier to entry for those who aren’t expert coders. This trend isn’t just about making coding easier. It’s about changing the coder’s role from line-by-line writer to idea architect and quality czar. AI now shoulders much of the grunt work, freeing professionals to focus on high-level structure, design, and ensuring quality. Businesses like startups and enterprise teams embrace vibe coding for fast prototyping and c…  ( 15 min )

Azure Container Apps GitHub Actions Runner Setup Guide Overview Tired of paying for CI/CD runners that sit idle? Azure Container Apps jobs automatically spin up GitHub runners only when your workflows run, then shut them down when finished. You only pay for actual usage while keeping pipelines secure in private networks—no more expensive always-on VMs eating your budget This guide will help you set up a GitHub Actions self-hosted runner using Azure Container Apps. The runner will automatically scale based on your GitHub workflow queue and execute your CI/CD pipelines in isolated containers. Before starting, ensure you have: Azure CLI installed and configured An active Azure subscription A GitHub repository with Actions enabled GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) with appropriat…  ( 8 min )

Is your Java app struggling? Are users complaining about slow responses or frozen screens? You might be facing a silent killer hiding in plain sight: a common thread pool mistake. We've all been there. You've built a fantastic Java application, it's robust, it's feature-rich, but then you launch it, and… it's sluggish. It chokes under pressure. The server looks fine, memory isn't maxed out, but the performance just isn't there. What if I told you the culprit often isn't your brilliant algorithms or fancy new libraries, but something as fundamental as how your application handles concurrent tasks? Specifically, how you set up your thread pools. Think of a thread pool like a team of workers ready to tackle tasks. Instead of hiring a new worker (creating a new thread) for every single job tha…  ( 9 min )

Hey VR enthusiasts, mark your calendars—VR Games Showcase is back on August 12, 2025! Tune in for a jam-packed presentation full of announcements, updates, and deep dives into the hottest Meta Quest, PlayStation VR, and PC VR games. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Delta Force just got its spotlight: IGN dropped a full 9-minute match of the new PvEvP Operations mode running on PS5, and it’s looking intense. You’ll see gunfights, team pushes and all the classic Delta Force action—only this time at next-gen speeds. Mark your calendars for August 18, when Delta Force lands on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Get ready to squad up and jump into the fray! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is reportedly landing on November 14th this year, hitting virtually every major platform—from PS4 and Xbox One to the latest consoles—though Switch 2 owners might have to wait a bit longer. Thanks to Microsoft’s pact with Nintendo, a Switch port seems inevitable, it’s just a matter of timing. In other gaming news, long-time Solid Snake voice actor David Hayter finally played Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain—a game he missed out on back in 2015 when Keifer Sutherland took over—and he thinks it’s “amazing.” Plus, a quick look at how all your Borderlands 4 Vault Hunters can team up to take down the next big boss. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

The latest “Designing Amon” video pulls back the curtain on how the Borderlands 4 team built their biggest Vault Hunter yet—from concept sketches and performance capture to final in-game model. Plus, mark your calendars: Borderlands 4 drops on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on September 12, 2025, and on Nintendo Switch 2 on October 3, 2025. Amon’s origin? He grew up worshipping Vault monsters—until one turned on his cult and he was the only survivor. Now he’s a monster-slaying warrior-poet: tough as nails but always ready with a war story or sage advice for his fellow Vault Hunters. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Imagine the last time you used an app or visited a website—maybe you ordered food online, scrolled through social media, or checked your bank account balance. Have you ever wondered how that software was built? The challenge? For beginners, the sheer number of options can feel like an endless maze. I recently came across this brilliant mind map (below) that cuts through the noise and makes web development simple. It clearly breaks the field into two main pillars—Front End and Back End—and organizes the key languages, frameworks, and tools you’ll encounter. If you’ve been unsure where to start, this visual guide—paired with step-by-step resources from roadmap.sh—can be the map that leads you from zero to confident web developer. The Two Pillars of Web Development At its core, web developmen…  ( 7 min )

Introduction There is a proverb: “After victory, tighten your helmet strap.” When people get an early sense that something is working, they tend to want to push forward. But that very feeling of momentum can distort judgment and become the trigger for overlooking the next pitfall. The sense of “it’s going well” is an important signal that can indicate success, yet at the same time it can become a trap. When something seems to be going well, the brain shortcuts to “this approach is correct” (overconfidence bias) and selectively filters for information that fits its expectations (confirmation bias). As a result, people skip re-examining assumptions and fail to recheck risks, scaling up based on a skewed view—small oversights can cascade into catastrophic defeat. In Japan’s Sengoku period,…  ( 7 min )

The Grand Illusion of "Future-Proof" Code Ah, the siren song of scalability. It whispers sweet nothings into our ears: "Build it right the first time," "You’ll thank yourself later," "What if you get 10 million users tomorrow?" And before you know it, you’ve spent three months architecting a dazzling microservices masterpiece, only to realize your "scalable" app has exactly one user: you, refreshing the page in incognito mode. This was me. I was that developer. Convinced that my side project needed a Kubernetes cluster, a distributed notification system, and a payment service that could handle Stripe-level traffic, despite the fact that my MVP was still just a glorified to-do list. The Hard Truth: Scale Doesn’t Matter If Nobody Cares Here’s the uncomfortable reality: You cannot optimiz…  ( 6 min )

10 Open-Source AI Projects You Can Clone and Use Today Artificial Intelligence (AI) used to feel like some sci-fi magic only tech giants could pull off, right? But thanks to the open-source community (bless their nerdy hearts), powerful AI tools are now just a few clicks away for anyone, from curious hobbyists and students to developers and entrepreneurs. If you’ve been itching to dabble in AI, whip up some cool demos, or even launch your own AI-powered app, this post is basically your new best friend. We’ve rounded up 10 open-source AI projects that you can clone, install, and start playing with today. No rocket science involved, just git clone, pip install, and boom, you’re in business. Open-source AI projects are like the community potluck of tech, everyone brings something to the tab…  ( 9 min )

Quality issues rarely start with a major failure. It’s usually a series of small events—a test that fails, a late shipment due to a recheck, or a batch flagged for retesting. On their own, these seem minor. But over time, they cost time, money, and customer trust. This post shows how to use the data you already collect in Business Central to uncover patterns, take action, and improve quality using tools like Excel and Power BI. Business Central can collect a lot of test-related data—from pass/fail grades and timestamps to supplier info and field values. But most teams review one record at a time or pull reports without clear trends. As a result, it’s hard to answer questions like: Why does a specific test fail repeatedly? Is one supplier more prone to quality issues? Do quality failures …  ( 6 min )

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Large Language Models are powerful, but they're also resource-intensive. Every query, no matter how simple, consumes expensive computational cycles. I realized a huge chunk of my server costs was from the LLM repeatedly answering "hello," "thanks," and "ok." These queries are a waste. They don't teach the model anything new. They don't require complex reasoning. They are pure resource drain. My first thought was to filter them out on the client-side. But that creates a manual chore—I'd have to constantly update the list of simple phrases. That approach doesn't scale. So, I flipped the problem on its head. What if the LLM could solve this problem itself? The core idea is this: I created a system where the LLM itself decides which queries are too simple for its attention and teaches a client…  ( 6 min )

Malware, vulnerabilities, and a spice of AI deepfake are what we're going to review this week. Welcome everyone, how are you preparing for the weekend? Let me know in the comments section. Here’s how deepfake vishing attacks work, and why they can be hard to detect In a situation where the other party on the call with you is urging you to act, stay calm, it might be a vishing attack. And by the way, here is a funny Instagram Reel that shows how you can fall victim to vishing. From the article: Precautions for preventing such scams from succeeding can be as simple as parties agreeing to a randomly chosen word or phrase that the caller must provide before the recipient complies with a request. Recipients can also end the call and call the person back at a number known to belong to the call…  ( 17 min )

fsMate A modular collection of file system utilities for Node.js It simplifies working with files and directories by providing a higher-level, promise-based API for common file operations such as checking access permissions, creating files/directories, copying files, and mirroring directories. npm install fsmate Use this syntax when working in Node.js environments that follow the CommonJS module system. const fsMate = require('fsmate'); Note: The deprecated constants fs.F_OK, fs.R_OK, fs.W_OK, & fs.X_OK are not exported on Node.js v24.0.0+; please use their fs.constants equivalents. There is also an fsmate/esm import, that supports both default and named exports. However, note that fs methods are not included in fsmate/esm; you still need to import fs and/or fs/promises seperately: impor…  ( 7 min )

Install ZSH sudo apt install zsh Arch Linux Base: sudo pacman -S zsh Install Oh-my-zsh - https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh sudo apt install git curl Install Oh My Zsh sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" Read more instruction from ohmyzsh website: https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh Install Powerlevel10k - https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git "${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/powerlevel10k" Read more information about Powerlevel10k at https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k Configure Your Theme nano ~/.zshrc Find the line that says ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell" and change it to: ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k" Install Recommended Fonts from Nerd Fonts https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads Powerlevel10k works best with Nerd Fonts. Install one of these MesloLGS fonts from the nerd font website above: # Download and install MesloLGS NF fonts to this folder mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts And run the command below to apply the fonts fc-cache -f -v Set Terminal Font in Linux Restart Your Shell: source ~/.zshrc Configure Powerlevel10k p10k configure Optional: Popular Oh My Zsh Plugins plugins=( git zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting web-search copyfile copybuffer dirhistory autojump fzf ) More plugin can be found here https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/plugins # zsh-autosuggestions git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions # zsh-syntax-highlighting git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting Apply Changes restart the shell: source ~/.zshrcc Your terminal should now display the beautiful Powerlevel10k theme! If you ever want to reconfigure it, just run p10k configure again. p10k configure  ( 6 min )

Securing Your Code Like You Secure a Storefront: Lessons from Iron Bollards You ever walk past a row of iron bollards and think, “Huh… these things are just standing there, but they’re actually protecting everything behind them”? I had that moment last week while grabbing coffee downtown. And oddly enough, it got me thinking about code security. A few years ago, I pushed a “quick fix” into production without testing it thoroughly. Yeah, I know—rookie move. It worked fine for a couple of hours… until it didn’t. That’s when I realized the value of strong, visible defenses. In real life, you might have iron bollards installations Chicago to keep reckless cars from smashing into a storefront. In code, those defenses are your validation layers, access controls, and security reviews. Bollards …  ( 6 min )

Understanding YAML's Critical Role in DevOps Automation and Infrastructure as Code In the ever-evolving landscape of DevOps, one technology has become the universal language for configuration management, automation, and infrastructure as code: YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language). From Kubernetes manifests to GitHub Actions workflows, from Ansible playbooks to Docker Compose files, YAML has emerged as the de facto standard for defining infrastructure, configurations, and automation pipelines. This article explores why YAML has become indispensable in modern DevOps practices and how it's shaping the way we build, deploy, and manage applications in the cloud-native era. YAML is a human-readable data serialization format designed to be simple and expressive. Unlike JSON or XML, YAML emphasizes r…  ( 10 min )

Security has become a buzzword; every company wants to claim its product or service is secure. But is it? Before we start discussing the different security principles, it is vital to know the adversary against whom we are protecting our assets. Are you trying to stop a toddler from accessing your laptop? Or are you trying to protect a laptop that contains technical designs worth millions of dollars? Using the exact protection mechanisms against toddlers and industrial espionage actors would be ludicrous. Consequently, knowing our adversary is a must so we can learn about their attacks and start implementing appropriate security controls. Before we can describe something as secure, we need to consider better what makes up security. When you want to judge the security of a system, you need t…  ( 14 min )

Smart homes are no longer limited to smart bulbs or thermostats. Even something as seemingly traditional as a wrought iron fence can now be connected to your smartwatch for instant security alerts. Whether you want to be notified when someone opens your gate, climbs over, or tampers with your fence, integrating IoT (Internet of Things) technology can make it possible. In this guide, we’ll explore how you can set up a notification system from your fence directly to your smartwatch, complete with sample code to get you started. The main benefit is real-time awareness. Instead of relying solely on cameras or waiting until you check your phone, you can get vibration alerts on your wrist the moment something happens. This is especially valuable for: Homeowners with large properties Businesses n…  ( 7 min )

Imagine you are living in a small, lovely house. One day, you notice that your roof has many small holes. If not treated, these small holes can cause significant problems. During rain, water can come through these leaks and damage your furniture. Dust particles and insects can enter the house through these tiny holes. These small holes are a weakness in your home that can lead to significant problems in the future if not addressed timely. These weaknesses are known as Vulnerabilities. You start repairing the roof to fix this problem and keep your home safe. This process of fixing the vulnerabilities is known as Patching. Digital devices also have vulnerabilities inside their software or hardware. These are the weaknesses in the software programs or hardware that an attacker can leverage to…  ( 12 min )

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If an attacker successfully bypasses a firewall via a legitimate-looking connection and then performs any malicious activities inside the network, there should be something to detect it timely. For this purpose, we have a security solution inside the network. This solution is known as an Intrusion Detection System (IDS). Think of an example of a building’s security. A firewall acts as the gatekeeper, checking the people coming in and going out. There is always a chance that some bad actor will successfully sneak inside and start performing malicious activities. He was missed at the gate, but what if we catch him even after he gets in? This can be done by the surveillance cameras present throughout the building. The IDS plays the role of surveillance cameras. It sits in a corner, monitors t…  ( 11 min )

Software supply chains have become a focal point for attackers, as modern applications rely heavily on third-party and open-source dependencies. Organizations are adopting Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) documents to gain visibility into their software components. In this article, we explore SBOMs, why the CycloneDX format is recommended (and how it compares to SPDX), and how an SBOM can be leveraged to detect and prevent dependency confusion in your projects. A Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) is a detailed, formally structured inventory of all components that make up a software product. It lists all libraries, packages, and modules — open-source and proprietary — and includes metadata such as versions, licenses, hashes, and dependency relationships. An SBOM enables: Vulnerability mana…  ( 8 min )

Making a Mini Knob Alec Steele, blacksmith and amateur machinist extraordinaire, walks you through crafting a tiny metal knob from scratch. Along the way he plugs a 10% Squarespace discount (code FORGE), and links out to build-on videos—like Not An Engineer’s build and NBR Works receiving the knob—plus his Discord for chat. He also shares all his socials (Instagram for both Alec and Jamie), a Patreon for extra goodies, plus music sponsors (Epidemic Sound, SoundStripe) and Amazon affiliate gear picks—buying through his links keeps the forge fires burning! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

আপনার ওয়েবসাইট কেন ধীরগতিতে লোড হয়, এ নিয়ে কি কখনো ভেবেছেন? ওয়েবসাইটের লোডিং স্পিডের পেছনে যে মূল উপাদানটি কাজ করে, তা হলো ওয়েব সার্ভার। বাজারে প্রচলিত ওয়েব সার্ভারগুলোর মধ্যে Apache, Nginx এবং LiteSpeed অন্যতম। এদের মধ্যে LiteSpeed ওয়েব সার্ভার তার অবিশ্বাস্য গতির জন্য বিশেষভাবে পরিচিত। কিন্তু LiteSpeed কী এবং এটি কিভাবে আপনার ওয়েবসাইটকে ফাস্ট করে? এই ব্লগ পোস্টে আমরা সেই বিষয়ে বিস্তারিত জানব। LiteSpeed Web Server (LSWS) হলো একটি উচ্চ-পারফরম্যান্স ওয়েব সার্ভার, যা Apache ওয়েব সার্ভারের একটি শক্তিশালী বিকল্প হিসেবে তৈরি করা হয়েছে। Apache সার্ভার দীর্ঘদিন ধরে ওয়েবসাইটের জগতে রাজত্ব করলেও, আধুনিক ওয়েবসাইটের চাহিদা পূরণের জন্য এর কিছু সীমাবদ্ধতা আছে। LiteSpeed সেই সীমাবদ্ধতাগুলো কাটিয়ে উঠেছে এবং ওয়েবসাইটের পারফরম্যান্স এবং স্কেলেবিলিটি বাড়ানোর জন্য ডিজাইন করা হয়েছে। LiteSpe…  ( 7 min )

Fix ANYTHING with 3D Printing – How To Design walks you through a real-world repair: measuring a cracked tent connector, reverse-engineering it in Fusion 360, and printing a rock-solid replacement using Formlabs Tough 2000 resin. You’ll learn practical CAD tricks, accurate measuring methods, and SLA printing tips to ensure your printed part fits and functions like the original. Ideal for rescuing outdoor gear, household items, or vintage equipment when OEM spares are MIA, this down-to-earth tutorial proves you don’t need to wait on suppliers—just fire up your printer and start fixing. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

The Perfect Battery Material Is DANGEROUS This video dives into the surprisingly explosive journey of creating a high-energy rechargeable battery, from basic chemistry and the first lithium cells to modern lithium-ion powerhouses. You’ll learn how tiny metal “needles” called dendrites can short-circuit cells, why batteries sometimes burst into flames, and how researchers managed to tame one of the most volatile metals for record-breaking energy density. Along the way, Derek Muller teams up with top scientists and engineers (plus a cameo from General Motors) to unpack every twist in battery history—complete with lab demos, blow-up experiments, and credit to the massive production crew that made it all possible. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

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Better Than Dead is a savage bodycam-style FPS coming to PC, dumping you onto the gritty streets of Hong Kong. In the announcement trailer, you step into the shoes of a former slave who’s finally flipping the script on her tormentors. Armed with a pistol, a vengeance-fuelled kill list, and a trusty bodycam to document every brutal takedown, she’s done running—and ready to make them pay. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Madden NFL 26 Review TL;DR Madden NFL 26 is a major upgrade over Madden 25—EA nailed the on-field action and slick presentation, turning Franchise into a deeper, more engaging mode. Superstar gets some extra love and MUT stays its familiar self. There’s still room to grow in a few areas, but this feels like the leap fans have been waiting for. Sometimes, you just gotta believe—and EA delivered. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

DarkSwarm Closed Alpha Incoming! Get your squad ready for some top-down tactical mayhem—DarkSwarm’s closed alpha kicks off on September 2, 2025! This online co-op shooter drops you and your elite operators into procedurally generated, semi-destructible levels teeming with alien menace. Teamwork, wits, and firepower are your best friends as you carve a path through the infested colonies. Sign-ups are live now on Steam—secure your spot in the alpha and be among the first to smash the DarkSwarm! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

I’ve been using AI daily for creative and strategic work for years. But after a recent update changed the behavior of my primary assistant — despite the same prompts — I realized something: personal nuance doesn’t survive at scale. Large AI systems must follow global rules, minimize risk, and standardize outputs. That’s fair. But it also means they can’t preserve the subtle, evolving rhythm of a one-on-one collaboration. So I’m stepping back. I’m not launching a product. This week, I began Week 1 of building Kai Lite — the mobile layer of a three-part architecture I’ve been planning. My goal is continuity, not complexity. I want a single coherent experience across devices — each layer handling only what it needs to. | LAYER | PURPOSE | LLM …  ( 8 min )

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What is system design? System design is the process of defining the elements of a system, as well as their interactions and relationships, in order to satisfy a set of specified requirements. It involves taking a problem statement, breaking it down into smaller components and designing each component to work together effectively to achieve the overall goal of the system. What does this mean? System design is that planning stage in software engineering where you design the flow, patterns, architecture of how the system you're trying to build becomes functional and efficient, taking better steps to build a better system. So you're asked to build an authentication system and yeah, you probably already know how to build one but those that actually satisfy the requirement of the project? This is the very big question to ask as a software engineer designing a system. It starts from as little as the language, framework to use. This is a very important question and I'll be going through a few steps as to how you can approach it and build a better system Understand the problem: Identify the scope of the system: Create a high-level design: Continuously monitor and improve the system: continuously. This is just an introduction to my series on system design. I will be dropping some system design concepts in the next one.  ( 6 min )

Image formats like PNG and JPG are classified as raster formats. These formats are made of a matrix of pixels. The problem with these images is that they don't upscale well — in other words, if you make the image larger, its definition will decrease. An SVG is a different kind of image. It is a Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) and it uses equations to plot the image. In that way, the definition of the image won't change when we change its scale. We can use SVG images in HTML with the tag . Example: <path d="M35 65 Q50 80 65 65" s…  ( 6 min )

React is designed to protect against Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks by automatically escaping HTML content. However, there are cases where you need to render raw HTML, such as when working with rich text from a CMS or third-party API. React provides dangerouslySetInnerHTML for this purpose—but as the name suggests, it must be used with caution. In this article, we’ll explore best practices for using dangerouslySetInnerHTML safely in React applications. dangerouslySetInnerHTML? dangerouslySetInnerHTML is a React prop that allows you to inject raw HTML into a component. It bypasses React’s default escaping mechanism, making it potentially dangerous if misused. function MyComponent({ htmlContent }) { return ; } dangerousl…  ( 6 min )

My First Off-Script Project Since July 17th, 2025, I’ve been fully immersed in structured coding courses. Codecademy, Boot.dev, Python, JavaScript, you name it, I’ve been working through it. And honestly? I’ve loved every minute. But lately, I’ve hit what I’ve learned is called “Tutorial Hell.” That moment when you’ve gotten really good at following step-by-step lessons… yet when faced with a blank VS Code screen and no instructions, you freeze. It’s not that I don’t know how to code. I’ve learned the basic syntax. I’ve built loops, functions, and even a few small projects inside course environments. But when I step outside those guardrails, it’s like someone hit “delete” on my brain. By most beginner measures, I can confidently say I’m doing well. I can comfortably navigate Python, and …  ( 7 min )

Introduction This project is a real-time image color palette extractor built with Python, OpenCV, and Streamlit. K-means clustering, and matches them with the closest Tailwind CSS colors in the LAB color space using the ΔE2000 perceptual difference formula. 🔗 Live Demo: Real-time Palette Extractor Source Code: GitHub Repository Author: Ertuğrul Mutlu 📂 project_root ├── main.py # Streamlit app entry point ├── core | ├── extractor.py # K-means clustering & palette extraction | ├── tailwind.py # Tailwind color data & matching functions | ├── color_ops.py # Color conversion & ΔE2000 calculations | ├── ui.py # UI rendering components for Streamlit └── requirements.txt # Python dependencies Key benefits of this modular design: Maintainab…  ( 10 min )

This morning I was going crazy trying to complete "Triplet Sum Close to Target", a medium-level two-pointer algorithm. Basically, I could not "grok" how a number's difference could be used to evaluate its size relative to another number. I was also trying to keep track of too many numbers in my head. Here's a convo with ChatGPT that helped a lot. me: Can you help me understand why using the diff is key to determining if two numbers are closer than two other numbers? gpt: Yep — this is the heart of why “the diff” is the comparison tool in these problems. Let’s slow down and strip away the “triplet” part — we’ll just compare two sums and see which is closer to the target. What is diff? We define: diff = target - sum If diff is positive, the sum is too small (we’re under target by diff unit…  ( 9 min )

What is a Virtual Machine: What is a Datadisk in Azure Adding a data disk in Microsoft Azure means attaching extra storage to your virtual machine through the Azure Portal, where you select your VM, go to "Disks," and create a new disk with a chosen size and type. After attaching it, you set it up inside the VM using the Azure Portal or tools like Disk Management for Windows or commands for Linux to make it ready for storing files. In this article, we will be focusing on: Prerequisites An active Azure account. You can sign up for a free trial if you don’t have one. Step-by-Step Guide to Create a Virtual Machine Step 1: Sign in to the Azure Portal Step 2: Navigate to Virtual Machines In the left-hand navigation pane, click on "Virtual Machines". If it’s not visible, use the search bar at t…  ( 8 min )

Introduction Understanding the Exception Hierarchy in Java is vital for writing reliable and maintainable code. Exceptions in Java are represented through a structured class hierarchy, rooted in the Throwable class. This hierarchy helps developers categorize and handle different error conditions efficiently, whether they are recoverable or not. At the top of the Exception Hierarchy is the Throwable class. It has two direct subclasses: Error: Represents serious problems that applications should not try to catch. Exception: Indicates conditions that a program might want to catch. Throwable ├── Error └── Exception "To handle exceptions effectively, you must first understand where they come from." The Error class and its subclasses represent critical conditions, such as OutOfMemoryErr…  ( 6 min )

Author: Charith Amarasinghe Since the beginning, Railway’s compute has been built on top of Google Cloud Platform. The platform supported Railway's initial journey, but it has caused a multitude of problems that have posed an existential risk to our business. More importantly, building on a hyperscaler prevents us from delivering the best possible platform to our customers. It directly affected the pricing we could offer (egress fees anyone?), limited the level of service we could deliver, and introduced engineering constraints that restricted the features we could build. And not only is it rare that we understand why things break upstream, but also despite multi-million dollar annual spend, we get about as much support from them as you would spending $100. So in response, we kicked off…  ( 12 min )

My journey to becoming a CSS pro with Keith Grant Adebiyi Itunuayo ・ Aug 15 #webdev #css #frontend #computerscience  ( 5 min )

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When it comes to Wi-Fi security and penetration testing, one of the most well-known tools in the toolkit is airodump-ng. It is part of the Aircrack-ng suite, which is a collection of programs used for assessing wireless network security. Airodump-ng is specifically designed for capturing raw 802.11 frames, which means it can gather valuable information about nearby Wi-Fi networks and the devices connected to them. Let’s take a closer look at what it does, how it works, and why security professionals use it. Airodump-ng allows you to: Scan for available Wi-Fi networks Monitor connected devices Capture data packets Focus on specific targets How It Works To use airodump-ng, your Wi-Fi adapter must support monitor mode. This mode allows the adapter to capture all wireless t…  ( 8 min )

Introduction Azure Compute Gallery (formerly known as Shared Image Gallery). This allows you to reuse VM configurations and deploy multiple identical VMs efficiently. This guide covers: Creating an Azure Compute Gallery. creating VM image from the existing VM Storing the VM image in the gallery Deploying a Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS) from the custom image. An Azure Compute Gallery (formerly Shared Image Gallery) image is a managed resource that stores and organizes custom VM images in Azure In the search bar, type "Compute Galleries" and select it Click + Create Fill in the details: Subscription: Select your subscription Resource group: Select existing or create new Name: Enter a name (e.g., "SankidsGallery") Region: Select a region (e.g., Central US) Click Review + create, Then C…  ( 7 min )

API documentation is broken. You've likely seen it: endpoints that don't exist anymore, missing response codes, or a lingering "TODO" in a YAML spec. And that's assuming there's a spec at all. The core issue? Most developers don't enjoy maintaining documentation. Manually editing OpenAPI specs or annotating endpoints with docstrings is tedious, repetitive, and error-prone. Modern tools try to ease this pain, but each comes with its own trade-offs. Tools like Postman allow you to build collections and export them as OpenAPI specs. This is certainly better than hand-writing YAML, but it's still manual work. You need to remember to update your collections every time you change an endpoint, add parameters, or modify response structures. The workflow looks like this: change code → update Postma…  ( 12 min )

PHP Developer Salary Guide 2025: Complete Regional Breakdown & Career Insights Introduction PHP remains one of the most widely-used programming languages in 2025, powering over 75% of websites globally, including tech giants like WordPress, Facebook, and Wikipedia. As businesses continue their digital transformation journey, the demand for skilled PHP developers has never been higher. Whether you're a seasoned developer looking to negotiate your next raise, a junior programmer planning your career path, or a hiring manager budgeting for your next project, understanding PHP developer salary trends is crucial for making informed decisions. This comprehensive guide analyzes the latest salary data from multiple sources including Glassdoor, PayScale, ZipRecruiter, and industry repo…  ( 11 min )

Intro Whether you’re a seasoned developer or someone just starting your coding journey, side projects are a great way to learn, experiment, and showcase your skills. But a highly overlooked factor that can make the difference between a project that thrives and one that is forgotten: documentation. Good documentation—starting with a solid README—acts as the voice of your project. It explains what you’ve built, why you built it, and how others can use it. Without it, even the most clever code can languish unseen, unused and who wants to be lost and clueless A README is usually the very first file someone encounters when visiting your project repository—often displayed immediately on platforms like GitHub or GitLab. Think of it as the foyer to your work, offering visitors an accessible ov…  ( 8 min )

Security analysts, incident responders, and IT admins — say goodbye to juggling multiple tools and slow lookups. 🚀 Key Highlights: IP & Domain Analysis – WHOIS, geolocation, DNS records, SSL info, PTR lookups Threat Reputation Checks – Integrated with AbuseIPDB & VirusTotal Executive-Ready UI – Minimalist, responsive, color-coded threat indicators Real-Time Processing – Analyze up to 10 IPs/domains in one go Secure by Design – No data storage, rate-limited API calls, HTTPS ready 🎯 Use Cases: Incident Response: Quickly verify IOCs Threat Hunting: Investigate suspicious domains & IPs Executive Dashboards: Present clear threat data without technical clutter IT Admin Tasks: SSL checks, DNS validation, domain ownership lookups 📂 Get Started in Minutes: Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/shresthpaul133/Threat-Intelligence-Enrichment.git Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt Configure your API keys for AbuseIPDB & VirusTotal Run locally or deploy to production with Gunicorn or Docker 📌 GitHub Repo: Threat Intelligence Enrichment This is open-source under MIT License — contributions welcome!  ( 5 min )

In the last post I shared how my code has evolved to write clean, succinct, and reusable code. If you haven’t read it, you can check this out below. https://raheelshan.com/posts/laravel-crud-like-a-pro-clean-reusable-and-ultra-minimal-code In this post I will go a step further to tell how my previous structure can be even a little more concise. If you are ready, here we go. We will start by writing a controller again, but this time a custom controller with only 4 to 5 methods that will do all the work for us. Here is the sample. <?php namespace App\Http\Controllers; use App\Http\Requests\Post\GetAllPostsRequest; use App\Http\Requests\Post\GetPostRequest; use App\Http\Requests\Post\SavePostRequest; use App\Http\Requests\Post\DeletePostRequest; class PostController extends Controller { …  ( 8 min )

Today, my trainer, Muthu Sir, organized a hackathon-like event, and it was an amazing learning experience for me. During the session, I learned how to create a CSV file using Java. I practiced writing structured data into the file, like IDs, names, ages, and departments, which was really interesting. After that, I learned how to read and write CSV files in Java. Using BufferedReader, I could read each line, split the values, and even skip the header or empty lines. It gave me a clear understanding of how data can be handled programmatically. The most challenging part for me was Java Database Connectivity (JDBC). I initially faced several difficulties while trying to store CSV data into a PostgreSQL database. I struggled with connecting to the database, writing proper SQL queries, and handling errors like duplicate primary keys. With step-by-step guidance from ChatGPT, I finally fixed all the errors. I learned to use batch inserts for efficiency, and ON CONFLICT statements in PostgreSQL to handle duplicates. Now, my Java program can read CSV data, print it in a table format, and insert it safely into the database. Overall, this hackathon helped me practically apply Java skills, understand file handling, and learn how to integrate Java with databases. It was a proud moment when I successfully completed the task, and I feel more confident about working with Java and JDBC in real-world scenarios.  ( 6 min )

Day 21 Signing off 🌸 Akshita  ( 5 min )

Chinese APT group UAT-7237 targets Taiwan web servers with custom open-source tools like SoundBill to establish long-term access. Learn their TTPs. 🔗 Read on my blog  ( 5 min )

3D Printing Nerd walks you through repairing a cracked plastic tent connector using Fusion 360 and a Formlabs SLA printer loaded with Tough 2000 resin. You’ll learn how to measure the original part, model a precise replacement in CAD, and dial in print settings for a durable, better-than-factory result. This DIY method works for camping gear, household fixes, and vintage equipment when spares dry up, packing Fusion 360 tips, resin-printing tricks, and all the affiliate links you need to resurrect your broken stuff. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Adam Savage dives into Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in DC to showcase his five all-time favorite artifacts—each one packed with surprising backstories that highlight pivotal moments in aviation and space history. From groundbreaking prototypes to iconic flight gear, he unpacks why these objects matter not just to nerds and gearheads, but to all of us who dream of pushing the limits. Along the way, he points you toward both the Udvar-Hazy Center and the downtown museum for a full dose of aviation awesome, plus a peek inside their restoration hangar. If you’re hungry for more, he’s got suggested reading, extra videos, and even Tested merch and affiliate links to keep the inspiration flying high. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Top 5 Sports Tech MKBHD Actually Uses MKBHD (aka Marques Brownlee) is in China filming from The World Games and breaks down his go-to gear: the Apple Watch Ultra 2 for fitness tracking; Hyperice Normatec Elite recovery boots plus the Hyperice x Nike recovery boot & knee brace; Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds; and Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly cleats. He’s also teamed up with Ridge Wallet for a free-to-enter contest (US, Canada & UK) to win a Lamborghini Sterrato, a Hennessey Velociraptor or \$100K cash. It runs Aug 1–Sept 15, 2025, two winners, no purchase necessary. Full rules at ridge.com/rules. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Prices Up, Jobs Gone: The New Wave of Tariff Is HERE! Liberation Day’s big promise of economic freedom backfired—tariffs have sent everyday goods (think shoes) up 40%, left U.S. manufacturers tangled in red tape and boardrooms scrambling, and sparked a Summer of chaos. The video digs into who’s cashing in on the mess, how inflation and revenue shortfalls are playing out across Asia, and why the next few weeks (especially September) could be even nastier. Expect sharp takes on financial engineering, global realignment and looming IEEPA/legal battles, plus a rundown of the “August reckoning” that’s just around the corner. Stay tuned if you want to know what comes next. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

TL;DR In this Altcoin Daily episode, Tom Lee boldly predicts Ethereum will skyrocket to $16,000 this cycle, and a macro expert drops their top three altcoin picks. They also give Bitcoin a 5-month and 5-year price outlook—and stress that the real game is stacking as much BTC as possible, using alts for speculative gains to boost your Bitcoin and Ethereum stash. The video’s sponsored by DeLorean and packed with affiliate links offering exchange bonuses, but remember: it’s all opinion, not financial advice. Do your own research before diving in! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

TL;DR In this EllioTrades interview, the hosts break down what’s fueling the current crypto bull run, pinpoint when Bitcoin might top out, and explain why Ethereum is set to explode in 2026—with solid ETH price predictions and a countdown of the top five altcoins primed for massive gains. They also dive into the potential of Blackhole Dex, why AVAX could hit $100, and the hype around Superverse, then wrap up with real-world crypto investing tips and a heads-up on the dangers of Ethereum treasury companies. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Hello, I'm Shrijith Venkatramana. I’m building LiveReview, a private AI code review tool that runs on your LLM key (OpenAI, Gemini, etc.) with flat, no-seat pricing -- built for small teams. Do check it out and give it a try! If you're diving into concurrency in Go, goroutines are your best friend. They're lightweight threads that make parallel execution straightforward. In this post, we'll explore key patterns for using goroutines effectively. We'll start with the basics and move into more advanced setups, complete with runnable code examples. By the end, you'll have solid techniques to apply in your projects. Goroutines let you run functions concurrently without much overhead. To start one, just use the go keyword before a function call. Key point: Goroutines run independently, so the ma…  ( 9 min )

This beginner-friendly video from Altcoin Daily dives into simple, actionable crypto trading hacks—from the secret to profitable trades and three clear buy signals, to knowing exactly when to sell. You’ll also hear real talk on how much dough you could realistically pull in, the number one rookie mistake to dodge, and why stacking Bitcoin should be your endgame (with alts as your ammo to score more BTC and ETH). On top of those tips, the host peppers the guide with affiliate hookup links for hefty exchange bonuses, timestamps for quick jump-ins, and an ultra-candid disclaimer that this is pure opinion, not financial gospel. Stick around for socials, community perks, and all the support channels (plus some juicy affiliate codes), but remember: DYOR and trade responsibly! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Bitcoin’s $10M Moonshot in 10 Minutes Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov lays out the “digital gold” thesis in a fast-paced chat, spotlighting Bitcoin’s capped supply, rising institutional adoption and strong on-chain metrics as the trifecta driving a future $10 million price tag. In under ten minutes he runs through historical cycles, macro tailwinds and where smart money’s headed, arguing that scarcity plus growing global demand make a $10 M BTC more than just wishful thinking. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Cardano’s Big Bet Altcoin Daily catches up with Charles Hoskinson to explore why ADA could be the next multi-trillion-dollar crypto. They unpack Cardano’s unique technical edge, a realistic timeline for Bitcoin-style DeFi on the network, and ambitious 1000× return potential (versus Bitcoin’s 10×). Charles also outlines the key areas Cardano must focus on this year—stablecoins, DeFi integrations and treasury-backed ventures—to make those gains a reality. Price Calls, Fears & Flipscenarios Expect bold calls like Bitcoin hitting $250K in 2026 and Cardano ultimately flipping Ethereum in market cap. Charles gets candid about his biggest fear for the space, shares how to onboard stablecoins, and teases new treasury companies aiming to supercharge ADA’s ecosystem. Plus, enjoy a surprise HoskBrew gift reveal as a fun kickoff! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Bitcoin to $1M Sooner Than You Think In this eight-minute explainer, Michael Saylor lays out a bullish 2025–2026 macro outlook for Bitcoin. He argues that the next halving, growing institutional demand, and Bitcoin’s capped supply will send the price toward $1 million per coin much faster than most expect. The Name of the Game: Accumulation Saylor’s advice is simple—hoard as much Bitcoin as possible. While altcoins can be used to farm a bit more BTC or ETH, he sees them as speculative side shows, with the real alpha coming from stacking Bitcoin ahead of its parabolic run. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

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Altcoins are gearing up for a massive run, mirroring Bitcoin’s breakout, as big players like Kevin O’Leary, Tom Lee, and Cathie Wood go on record with bullish calls—Lee eyes $60K Ethereum, Wood expects $1 million Bitcoin in five years and says “altseason” has begun. The host’s playbook? Stack Bitcoin (and a bit of Ethereum) as your core, then pepper in promising alts to supercharge your gains. Also, expect plenty of wallet tips and affiliate perks if you want to dive deeper. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Bitcoin & Ethereum Hodlers – Don’t Be Fooled by the Dip Altcoin Daily warns that the latest crypto crash is a trap, not the end of the world. You’ll get a strategic Bitcoin reserve update, Joe Lubin’s big message for Ethereum supporters, plus a quick look at Chainlink, VeChain and other altcoin signals. They’ve partnered with WEEX (score $1,000 in ETH), Bitunix ($100,000 bonus), Phemex, Bybit and even a Bored Ape raffle. Remember: this is just entertainment, not financial advice—do your own research! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine and the world’s largest ETH holder, is on a mission to build an ETH treasury that secures 5% of the total supply. He’s betting Ethereum will outshine Bitcoin, forecasting prices anywhere from $4,000 to $15,000 per ETH—and he’s piling in to prove it. Along the way, Tom unpacks market dynamics, the dangers of too much leverage, and how to value both ETH and blue-chip NFTs like Pudgy Penguins. He also calls out Wall Street’s crypto blind spots and shares why now might be Ethereum’s moment to shine. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

In our increasingly polarized world, meaningful conversation seems like a lost art. We're more connected than ever through technology, yet struggle to truly communicate with those who think differently. Recently, I found myself reflecting on this paradox after watching Celeste Headlee's brilliant TED Talk on better conversations than the why Tech leader like Elon Musk or Steve Jobs style. Headlee argues that we've lost the ability to talk to each other. We text instead of talk. We prepare rebuttals instead of listening. We multitask instead of focusing. According to Pew Research, we're more divided than ever before in history—making genuine dialogue increasingly rare. But is the polite, measured approach to conversation that Headlee advocates actually the most effective? Or is there someth…  ( 7 min )

Fractal-Down is a Python package for evaluating computational DAGs with square-root memory complexity and fractal priority scheduling. It enables running large dependency graphs on memory-constrained devices by using √N scratch memory instead of N, prioritizing high-value computation paths, and caching execution plans for deterministic replay. The library supports various use cases including on-device AI, search pipelines, code intelligence, and scientific computing, making it valuable for edge computing and resource-limited environments.https://github.com/nwoolr20/Fractal-Down  ( 5 min )

## Criando e Treinando Modelos Simples no Browser: Reconhecimento de Imagem e Texto com Desempenho no Cliente O futuro da inteligência artificial (IA) está cada vez mais próximo do usuário final. Uma tendência empolgante é a capacidade de criar e treinar modelos de aprendizado de máquina diretamente no navegador, possibilitando aplicações inovadoras e focadas no cliente. Vamos explorar como isso é possível, focando em reconhecimento de imagem e texto, e como otimizar o desempenho. Por que fazer isso no browser? Privacidade: Dados sensíveis não precisam sair do dispositivo do usuário. Velocidade: Inferência local elimina a latência da comunicação com um servidor. Disponibilidade: Funciona offline, sem necessidade de conexão com a internet. Experiência do usuário: Interações mais ráp…  ( 7 min )

Securing SSH access is a top priority for any Linux server, and relying on passwords alone is no longer sufficient against modern attacks like credential stuffing and brute force attempts. Adding multi‑factor authentication (MFA) to SSH hardens access by requiring something known (key or password) plus something possessed (a one‑time code or hardware key). Why MFA for SSH is Needed? Reduces risk from password reuse and brute‑force attacks by requiring a second factor even if a credential is compromised. Integrates cleanly with existing SSH setups using PAM without replacing SSH keys or existing workflows. Ubuntu includes enhanced support for FIDO/U2F, enabling hardware‑backed second factors for stronger, phishing‑resistant authentication Prerequisites: Ubuntu 20.04 server with SSH access …  ( 6 min )

My very first mobile app is now live on the Apple App Store! SkillRoulette → [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skillroulette/id6747604960] Useful? Occasionally. Ridiculous? Frequently. Entertaining? Always. Built with Cursor, the journey from “Hmm, this could be fun” to full deployment took just 4 weeks. Vibe coding is thrilling (and dangerously addictive), but it’s also a reminder that crafting something delightful takes real dedication. Give it a spin — I’d love to hear which bizarre skill you land on first!  ( 5 min )

Analyzing customer feedback for your product is recommended to enhance and fill the gaps for any business want to enhance their products and customer services AWS provides several services that can used to achieve this, One of the services that can be used is Amazon Comprehend Based on AWS documentation Amazon Comprehend "Amazon Comprehend uses natural language processing (NLP) to extract insights about the content of documents. It develops insights by recognizing the entities, key phrases, language, sentiments, and other common elements in a document. Use Amazon Comprehend to create new products based on understanding the structure of documents." So, in this blog we will discuss how we are going to use Amazon Comprehend to analyze customer reviews We will start with the functional & non-…  ( 6 min )

When I set out to build Locker Manager. The goal of the app was an easy way to store my gym locker code on my iPhone and then instantly view it on my Apple Watch. It sounded simple, but is anything ever truly ‘simple’ in the development world? This project taught me a lot about SwiftUI, WatchConnectivity, debugging across devices, and how much work it takes to ship something to the App Store once the development process was complete. The app’s job was straightforward: the user enters a locker number and code on iPhone, saves it, and sends it to the Apple Watch for quick access. I wanted it to “just work,” even if the watch app wasn’t open at that exact moment. That requirement pushed me toward thinking about reliability and offline behavior right from the start, and it shaped every decisio…  ( 7 min )

Adam Savage’s Top 5 Smithsonian Air & Space Picks Adam Savage gives a fun, insider’s tour of the National Air and Space Museum (both the Udvar-Hazy Center and the downtown location), revealing his five favorite artifacts and the surprising stories behind them. From groundbreaking spacecraft to iconic aviation relics, he shows how each piece shaped human history—and why these collections still matter today. Along the way, Savage teases the thumbnail clue, shares a peek inside the museum’s restoration hangar, and even points you to more videos, merch and ways to visit in person. If you’ve ever wondered why a single spacesuit or vintage jet can feel so awe-inspiring, this is your backstage pass. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Isabella Lovestory Brings “Telenovela” to COLORS Honduran wunderkind Isabella Lovestory lights up the COLORS stage with her theatrical energy and playful defiance in a striking performance of “Telenovela,” a standout track from her freshly dropped album Vanity. Catch the full show on COLORS’ YouTube, then follow Isabella on TikTok and Instagram to keep up with her vibrant world. While you’re there, dive into COLORS’ curated playlists, 24/7 livestream, and minimalist aesthetic—spotlighting the freshest global talent without distraction. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Sunflower Bean’s Live KEXP Session Sunflower Bean stopped by the KEXP studio on June 10, 2025, for a four‐track blast of indie rock energy. They ripped through “Nothing Romantic,” “I Knew Love,” “Sunshine” and “Champagne Taste” with Julia Cumming on bass/vocals, Nick Kivlen on guitar/vocals and Olive Faber holding down the drums. Hosted by Cheryl Waters and captured on camera by Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Jonathan Jacobson & Luke Knecht, the performance was mixed by Kevin Suggs and mastered by Matt Ogaz. It’s a must-watch for anyone craving a raw, in-the-moment live set. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

TL;DR Most folks learn Python backwards—binge-watch tutorials but never build anything real. This roadmap breaks your journey into six clear phases (with timestamps) so you know exactly what to tackle next, from core syntax to advanced topics. Pro Tips • Kick off with Python Programming Fundamentals and the Associate Python Developer Certificate on DataCamp (25% off). • Consider DevLaunch for hands-on projects, real accountability, and job-ready guidance. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

In React, every time something changes — whether it's a button click, a form submission, or a data update — the UI needs to reflect those changes. But how does React figure out what needs to change and how to apply those updates quickly and efficiently? Understanding React’s rendering pipeline is the key to unlocking how React works its magic. In this article, we’ll walk you through the process of how React handles state changes, triggers re-renders, and makes updates to the UI in the most optimal way possible. You'll learn: How React determines what needs to be updated when state changes. The concept of reconciliation and how it helps React perform efficiently. How React applies minimal changes to the real DOM to keep things snappy. By the end, you'll have a deep understanding of how Reac…  ( 9 min )

🚀 How Internet Work ⏩ DevOps Essentials ⏩ Internet Protocols & DNS ⏩ ChatGPT † AI Hey there, tech enthusiasts! Ever wondered what powers the magic behind your Netflix binge or that quick email to a friend halfway across the world? Welcome to Week 0 of my 12-week journey in the free DevOps cohort organized by the amazing Pravin Sharma sir 🙏. This isn't just a course—it's a game-changer for beginners diving into DevOps. We're kicking off with the basics: how the internet really works, essential protocols, DNS magic, and even how to supercharge your learning with AI like ChatGPT. If you're like me, starting from scratch, this week felt like unlocking a secret door to the digital universe. Let's break it down in a fun, bite-sized way—complete with stories & pro tips. By the end, you'll fe…  ( 12 min )

z-index Not Working? Fix CSS Stacking Issues Easily swhabitation ・ Aug 5 #zindex #css #tailwindcss #frontend  ( 5 min )

Sometimes, you need to know if a value in your Python program is really a list. Maybe you're building a function that should only work with lists, or you want to avoid errors when looping. Python makes it easy to check the type of an object. Here’s how you can write a simple, reusable function to check if something is a list, with clear explanations and examples. 01. Using isinstance() (Recommended) The isinstance() function is the most Pythonic way to check if an object is a list. It returns True if the object is a list, and False otherwise. defis_list(obj): returnisinstance(obj,list) Example Usage: print(is_list([1,2,3]))# True print(is_list("hello"))# False print(is_list((1,2,3)))# False print(is_list(42))# False Output: True False False False Explanation: isinstance(obj, list) …  ( 6 min )

This is an AI-generated summary of our original blog post. In today's competitive digital environment, achieving high search engine rankings requires a multifaceted SEO strategy. While keyword optimization and quality content remain crucial, one often overlooked yet highly impactful technique is leveraging schema markup. Schema markup, also known as structured data, provides search engines with clear, contextual information about your content, enabling them to understand and display it more effectively in search results. Instead of relying solely on plugins, a more robust and sustainable approach involves integrating schema markup directly into your CMS template. This article champions the strategic integration of schema markup directly into your CMS (Content Management System) template, a…  ( 7 min )

Start-here.page=About.post 📅 Date: 2025-08-14 🔧 Tools: USB with Debian 13 How It Started It all started when I realized that my system, even after removing the GUI, was still heavy. It was a great experience troubleshooting the issues that came after deleting the GUI along with a bunch of variables and caches. I used sudo apt --purge and ended up losing SSH, drivers, and a bunch of other things. I managed to fix most of them, but the system was already a mess. So today, I rebooted and installed a fresh Debian 13 (light) on my server. The Problem Removed almost all network components. Deleted drivers, especially ath10k_pci (internet-related). Made a big mess in the file system. Had trouble with a 5G Wifi connection — Debian 12 wouldn’t let me use my 5Gb internet because it wasn’t friendly with my drivers. The Fix Most file system issues were solved after spending a lot of time cleaning things up. I created one main directory for everything and built a tree with manuals and notes inside it. The network was trickier — I had to use a USB stick, find the right driver manually, download it, and then set up wpa_supplicant & wpa_passphrase to create the first connection. After that, I installed Network Manager. The 5G issue wasn’t completely solved. I replaced my firmware with a newer one, which gave me a 5G connection, but the speed was only 15 Mb/s. In the end, I decided to completely erase the system. First, I created a tar -czf backup of the main directory and saved it to an external drive. Then I installed Debian 13 — now I’m building my environment from scratch, starting with a clean 1.4 GB base. What I Learned How to set up a network connection from scratch. How to organize space better. How to create a personalized environment. How to use usermod to rename the server (did it twice). Gained a deeper understanding of my system.  ( 6 min )

Hey folks! Ukrainian Erlanger here 🤘! Erlang/OTP is nearly 40 years old, yet it’s still powering some of the most demanding real-time systems in telecom, fintech, IoT, and Voice AI. Built for fault tolerance, massive concurrency, and hot code upgrades, it’s the reason apps like WhatsApp can handle millions of connections seamlessly. In a world chasing shiny new frameworks, Erlang quietly keeps mission-critical systems running without downtime. In my recent talk at TADSummit Online Conference (invited by Alan Quayle), I covered: Why Erlang matters in 2025 and still shines Strengths and weaknesses Key industries where Erlang thrives Examples of companies still relying on it today Community and ecosystem highlights 📢 Please don’t forget to upvote, share the video, and leave any comments - feedback, questions, your own Erlang stories - everything is welcome. Let’s remind the world together just how important Erlang/OTP is today! 🤘 📝 Read the blog post: https://blog.tadsummit.com/2025/08/14/erlang 🎥 Watch the talk  ( 5 min )

In mobile app development, integrating native device features (such as cameras, photo galleries, and location services) is crucial for enhancing user experience. Flutter provides a rich ecosystem of third-party plugins that make implementing these features straightforward. In this lesson, we'll explore the core concepts of device feature integration, including permission management, camera/gallery access, location retrieval, and demonstrate practical implementation through a comprehensive example. Before accessing device features, you must obtain user authorization. The permission_handler plugin is the most commonly used permission management tool in Flutter, supporting nearly all permission types across Android and iOS platforms. Step 1: Add Dependency dependencies: permission_handler: …  ( 10 min )

The simple yet flexible JavaScript charting library powering data visualization across the web Chart.js has become the go-to solution for developers who need beautiful, responsive charts without the complexity of enterprise visualization tools. With over 66,000 GitHub stars and millions of weekly downloads, this lightweight library proves that sometimes the best tools are the ones that just work. Chart.js strikes the perfect balance between simplicity and power, offering 8 chart types out of the box while remaining extensible enough for custom implementations. We analyzed Chart.js's development patterns on collab.dev and discovered how this mature project maintains its reputation for reliability and community-driven development. Perfect review discipline: 100% review coverage ensures every…  ( 7 min )

Meta Description: Learn the key differences between CommonJS (CJS) and ES6 Modules (MJS) in Node.js. Discover when to use each module system with practical examples and setup guides. Choosing the right module system in Node.js can make or break your development experience. Understanding the difference between CommonJS (CJS) and ES6 Modules (MJS) is crucial for modern JavaScript backend development. CommonJS is Node.js's original module system, introduced when the platform launched in 2009. Think of CJS like checking out a book from a traditional library – you use require() to "borrow" functionality from other files, and module.exports to "lend out" your code to others. CJS uses synchronous loading, meaning modules are loaded and executed immediately when required. This approach works perfe…  ( 7 min )

Originally published on my Hashnode blog — cross-posted here for the Dev.to community. In this problem, we delve into the Flood Fill algorithm, which plays a crucial role in tracing bounded areas with the same color. This algorithm finds applications in various real-world scenarios, such as the bucket-filling tool in painting software and the Minesweeper game. https://leetcode.com/problems/flood-fill/description/ Given a 2D matrix, along with the indices of a source cell mat[x][y] and a target color C, the task is to color the region connected to the source cell with color C. The key idea here is to view the matrix as an undirected graph and find an efficient way to traverse it. Importantly, the movement is restricted to adjacent cells in four directions (up, down, left, and right). One w…  ( 6 min )

Start-here.page=About.post A bit of context… I first discovered Linux a little over 3 months ago — and honestly, it was love at first boot. From the very beginning, I chose Ubuntu, the most beginner-friendly distro, and started exploring everything I could get my hands on: SSH, Nginx, UFW… you name it. For the first few weeks, it felt like I had entered a new world. But after a month of living in Linux day and night, it started to feel… easy. Too easy. I realized I wanted more control. A cleaner, more focused environment. That’s when I started looking into alternatives — something closer to the bare metal, but still stable. After some research, I settled on Debian 12. It felt like the right choice for my learning goals and the server project I had in mind. So, I made the jump. Log 001 ⚙…  ( 9 min )

Originally published on my Hashnode blog — cross-posted here for the Dev.to community. In the cinematic adaptation of this challenge, we find ourselves on an intriguing quest to determine the balance of a mystical binary tree. Our mission is to unveil the tree's equilibrium, where the difference between the heights of the Left Subtree (LST) and Right Subtree (RST) is no more than 1. https://leetcode.com/problems/balanced-binary-tree/ Math.abs(LST_Height - RST_Height) Tree is balanced Our journey begins with a postorder traversal, an exploration strategy suited for our enigmatic task. During our odyssey, we meticulously calculate the height of each node, a vital piece of information. The height of a node, we discern, is the grander of the heights of its LST and RST. Height of a…  ( 6 min )

Are you looking to dive into full-stack development by blending powerful frontend and backend technologies? In this blog post, I’ll walk you through my experience and key learnings from building a Movie Booking Website using ReactJS (frontend) and Django REST Framework (backend). This project helped me understand how modern web apps can provide seamless user experiences and robust server-side functionality. ReactJS enables highly interactive user interfaces and fast updates thanks to its component-based architecture. It’s perfect for dynamic features like searching movies, selecting showtimes, and choosing seats. Django REST Framework provides a secure and scalable way to build APIs, manage user data, and handle bookings and payments behind the scenes. Browse and Search Movies: Users can e…  ( 6 min )

TL;DR: This 3DP101 episode dives into OrcaSlicer’s Z‐seam wizardry—showing you how to tweak “Nearest,” “Aligned,” “Random” and even paint your own seam to hide layer starts like a pro. You’ll also see how Spiral Vase Mode and scarf seams can give your prints that flawless, seam-free finish. Plus, grab the OrcaSlicer code on GitHub, snag the “Ultimate Book of 3D Printing Tips & Tricks” eBook for more tricks, and join the Maker’s Muse Community to geek out with fellow makers. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

In this tutorial, Joel Telling shows how to take a cracked plastic tent connector, model it in Fusion 360, and 3D-print a tough replacement using Formlabs Tough 2000 resin. This DIY fix not only gives you pro tips on measuring parts, CAD tricks, and resin-printing settings, but also works for camping gear, household items, and vintage equipment when spare parts are MIA. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Windsurf Wave 12 Lands: Unleashing Devin, DeepWiki, and Next-Gen Dev Tools\n\nThe tech world is abuzz with the release of Windsurf Wave 12, a monumental update poised to redefine developer workflows and collaborative intelligence. This latest iteration introduces a suite of groundbreaking features, including Devin, an advanced AI agent for autonomous coding; DeepWiki, a sophisticated, AI-enhanced knowledge management system; and robust Dev Container support for streamlined development environments. These additions signify a massive leap forward, equipping teams with unparalleled capabilities for efficiency and innovation, truly changing how modern software is built and maintained.\n\nIn an increasingly complex digital landscape, the ability to \"discover\" and leverage new tools and inform…  ( 9 min )

Enterprise AI often hits a wall. Pilots perform well and dashboards look great, but when it’s time to scale across functions, the system starts to fall apart. This happens because the architecture wasn’t built for decisions, it was built for data access. It delivers snapshots, but not context. Decisions don’t happen in isolation. They unfold across systems, where inputs interact, feedback loops form, and new conditions constantly reshape the landscape. The Problem Isn’t the Output, It’s the Structure. Large Language Models aren’t the issue. They just do what they were designed to do, which is to generate plausible responses based on statistical patterns. They can write fluent paragraphs, summarize documents, and even mimic strategic thinking. But they don’t reason, and they don’t verif…  ( 7 min )

Pokemon Legends Z-A is being billed as the biggest shake-up in the series in decades, dropping on both Nintendo Switch and the new Switch 2. Jake’s early hands-on time teases fresh mechanics, reimagined world design and surprise nods for longtime fans. Though details are still trickling out, his first impressions suggest this spin-off could reinvent the Pokémon formula with bold new features while keeping that classic catch-’em-all thrill. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Crimson Desert – 13 Minutes of Gameplay IGN’s new video drops 13 minutes of real-time action, letting you roam the open world, pull off traversal moves and dive into gritty battles. You’ll follow anti-hero Kliff Greymane as he squares off against boss Cassius Morten and his Drunken Black Bears crew in the rugged Calphade region. The upcoming RPG is gearing up for release on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC (Steam) and Mac—so get ready to explore, fight and conquer soon. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf is a prequel espionage thriller that traces Taylor Kitsch’s Ben Edwards from Navy SEAL to CIA Black Ops, diving into the gritty beginnings of his covert career. Taylor Kitsch (also an executive producer), Chris Pratt (reprising James Reece), showrunner David Digilio and author/executive producer Jack Carr give an exclusive peek at the darker side of warfare and its human toll. Dropping on Prime Video August 27, 2025, this original series promises high-stakes action, deep character backstory and a fresh spin on the world fans know from The Terminal List. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Ever wanted to add beautiful shadows to your text? CSS offers different methods depending on how complex you want your shadows to be. Let's explore both simple and advanced techniques! text-shadow (Best for Most Cases) For basic shadows, use the built-in text-shadow property: h1 { text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); } Why this is awesome: Super easy to write Works in all modern browsers Best performance Perfect for standard shadows Supports multiple shadows in one rule (e.g., add a glow with -2px -2px 4px rgba(255,255,255,0.3)) data-text Technique Sometimes you want special effects like: Gradient shadows that match gradient text Multiple shadow layers for depth Advanced visual effects When creating complex shadows, you might duplicate text in HTML: I ♥ coding <span cl…  ( 7 min )

Udacity offers industry-aligned, project-based courses built for the real world — now backed by Accenture, a global tech leader. 📚 Explore top-tier programs in: 🤖 Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning 💻 Programming & Fullstack Development 🚗 Autonomous Systems & Robotics ☁️ Cloud Computing & DevOps 📈 Business, Leadership & Product Management Why devs love it: ✅ Career support and mentorship ✅ Built in collaboration with companies like Google, AWS, and Nvidia Whether you're switching careers or deepening your skillset — Udacity has a nanodegree for that. 🔗 udacity.com  ( 5 min )

Introduction Sensitive data leaks are one of the most common — and most preventable — security incidents in software development. From database passwords showing up in logs to API keys being printed in debug output, even experienced developers have made this mistake. That’s why I built PyShield-Secure, a Python library that makes it almost impossible to expose sensitive variables by accident. Whether you’re building a web app, CLI tool, or microservice, PyShield-Secure helps you keep your secrets… secret. The Problem In plain Python, sensitive variables can easily: Appear in print() statements Show up in debug logs Be left in memory long after use Be accessed without control in multi-threaded environments How PyShield-Secure Solves It ✅ Smart Masking – Sensitive values are replaced with ***** when printed or logged. Real-World Use Cases Hiding database credentials in production logs Securing API tokens in cloud environments Preventing accidental leaks in debugging sessions Auditing access to sensitive values in high-security projects Why Developers Love It Unlike storing secrets in environment variables only, PyShield-Secure actively protects them in memory. Even if you accidentally print the variable, the actual value stays hidden. Get Started Now Protect your Python projects with one command: pip install pyshield-secure 📦 PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/pyshield-secure/  ( 6 min )

I often encounter programming terms and lingo that goes way over my head when I'm browsing software engineering content on the internet. I wish that I could say that I drop everything and search these terms as soon as I see them, but this is rarely the case. But, this article is about a time that I took my medicine and not only looked up something I didn't understand, but implemented it into my daily workflow. The term? —dotfiles Maybe you're more hip than I was, but if you're not, let me fill you in. Dotfile is technical shorthand for a hidden file on your system that provides configuration settings to your operating system, shell, or applications. Most systems' preferred method of hiding files s to add a . at the beginning of the file—hence, dotfile. Many developers choose to alter the…  ( 11 min )

tl;dr: founding full stack engineer (leaning front-end), 150k-220k + 0.5-1.5% equity, SF🌞 As we all know, the best arguments come to mind after the conversation, when you’re stuck in a traffic jam or standing in the shower — and that’s where they die, too. But this is humans. Leaping AI’s voice agents remember all of their shower thoughts and improve after each interaction 🛁 It’s a YC startup that is top-1% on revenue in their batch, having doubled it over the 10 weeks at the accelerator. They have raised $4.8M: among the investors is Paul Graham, who only invests in 3-4 startups a year. Even though the agents are self-improving, right now they need a little help from a Founding Full Stack Engineer that’s focused on frontend: ⏹️ TypeScript + Next.js, or experience with a similar stack; The last part is crucial: you don’t need to be told what to do, you have ideas and get them shipped, you’re opinionated and know how to communicate well — and, most importantly, you love all of this 💓 You’ll be joining a super-early stage project, with a million interesting tasks, a chance to build the engineering culture from ground up, and full ownership of features — from a client's idea all the way to production deployment. And equity, of course! 😇 The pay is $150k-220k + 0.5-1.5% equity. The office is in San Francisco, but you can start remotely and relocate later via O1. If you're already in SF, that's perfect! Message Albina: t.me/AlbinaMakarova or albina@hrlunapark.com ☕️  ( 6 min )

The Problem That Started Everything 🤔 Last week, I watched a real estate agent friend spend 30 minutes copying WhatsApp messages into a spreadsheet. Minutes. Of. Copy. Paste. That's when it hit me - thousands of businesses waste hours daily extracting lead information from WhatsApp conversations. I built a simple REST API that converts this: sarah@techcorp.com Into this: json { "name": "Sarah", "company": "TechCorp", "email": "sarah@techcorp.com", "phone": "555-0123", "requirement": "office space downtown", "budget": 5000 }  ( 5 min )

If raw execution speed was the only metric that mattered, Python wouldn’t stand a chance against compiled languages like C, Clang, or Rust. Benchmarks don’t lie: a billion nested loop iterations might take 0.50 seconds in C or Rust, while Python—interpreted, dynamically typed, memory-managed—might stretch that into many, many more. And yet, Python continues to dominate in data science, machine learning, backend development, automation, and beyond. So why does a “slow” language keep winning hearts (and GitHub stars) year after year? Performance is not only measured in CPU cycles—it’s also measured in time-to-solution. Your code could execute in 0.5 seconds, but if it takes you three days to write and debug, you might lose more productivity than you gain from runtime speed. Python’s design c…  ( 6 min )

If you’ve ever led a development team, you know leadership in tech isn’t just about shipping features—it’s about building the right environment for those features to get built well. Pull requests, stand-ups, sprint planning—they all matter. But beneath the tooling and processes, there’s a deeper layer: trust, alignment, and continuous improvement. And these are the areas where even the most technically skilled leaders can struggle. The Developer Leadership Dilemma Tech leaders often rise through the ranks because they’re great engineers, not because they’ve been formally trained to lead people. The shift from “I write code” to “I enable others to write better code” can feel like an entirely new career. Add in hybrid teams, distributed contributors, and tight release cycles, and it’s easy f…  ( 6 min )

JavaScript has evolved, adding new features that simplify complex tasks. Two such features are the Rest and Spread operators, both of which rely on the same syntax ('...'). Although they share the same syntax, their intended uses and scenarios differ significantly. In this article, we'll explore how the Rest and Spread operators work, their use cases, and how they can enhance your code efficiency. Whether you're a beginner or an intermediate developer, understanding these operators is crucial for writing clean, maintainable, and modern JavaScript code. What are the Rest and Spread Operators? Key Differences Between Rest and Spread Operators Rest Operator: Usage and Examples Spread Operator: Usage and Examples Practical Applications of Rest and Spread Operators Best Practices for Using Rest…  ( 8 min )

This is a submission for the AI Agents Challenge powered by n8n and Bright Data What I Built Demo n8n Workflow Technical Implementation Bright Data Verified Node Journey  ( 5 min )

It has been more than 8 years now since I have been using Laravel. Today, I will talk about how my coding practices have evolved from complex to simple — from unnecessarily complex to clean and concise — especially when it comes to CRUD operations. Laravel CRUD operations are the foundation of the application, and Laravel has introduced many simple methods to do the job well. Here is my implementation. Generating the ResourceController We will start with Resource Controller. Let's generate one. php artisan make:controller PostController --resource This will generate PostController with default methods. class PostController extends Controller { /** * Display a listing of the resource. */ public function index() { // } /** * Show the for…  ( 10 min )

🚀 Which part of V8’s process do you think has the biggest impact on performance? Ignition Interpreter TurboFan Optimizing Compiler Garbage & Memory Object Shapes & Hidden Classes Ever wondered what really happens when your JavaScript runs in Chrome or Node.js? V8 doesn’t just interpret your code — it compiles, optimizes, and turbocharges it for near-native speed. In my latest article, I break down how V8 works step-by-step — from bytecode execution to machine code optimization. Read the full breakdown here: https://www.mbloging.com/post/v8-engine-javascript-optimization 👇 Drop your guess in the comments! Even if you’re not 100% sure  ( 6 min )

Software Architecture Unveiled: A Series by Igor Fraga Welcome to a series of articles meant to shine a light on the everyday life of a software architect. My goal is to bridge the gap between complex architectural topics and practical, real-world examples. Each article focuses on a key aspect of the role, told with stories and lessons that are immediately useful. If you noticed, I've rebranded the blog to bring you much more content about the architect role that is part of the everyday live of a software architect, along with the technical content and career that I usually share. So, let's get started with our very first article: What Does a Software Architect Actually Do? If you ask someone on a software team, “What does a software architect do?” you might get a confused answer. Some…  ( 7 min )

Tired of juggling multiple websites for basic dev tasks, I built DevBuddy - a free, privacy-first toolkit that handles everything from UUID generation to JSON formatting. No tracking, just tools that work. 🚫 Slow as molasses So I built DevBuddy - a comprehensive developer toolkit that actually respects your time and privacy. Unix timestamp converter (because epoch time is everywhere) 🔤 String & ID Utilities UUID generator (v1 and v4) - no more copy-pasting from Stack Overflow 📊 JSON & Data Converters JSON formatter and minifier (with proper syntax highlighting) 🔐 Code & Security Tools Base64 encoder/decoder ✏️ Text Manipulation Text case converters 🧪 Developer Testing Utilities HTTP request builder and tester 📁 File & Media Tools Image to Base64 converter (for embedding images direct…  ( 7 min )

CVE ID CVE-2020-5741 Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Project: Plex Product: Media Server Date Date Added: 2023-03-10 Due Date: 2023-03-31 Plex Media Server contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows an attacker with access to the server administrator's Plex account to upload a malicious file via the Camera Upload feature and have the media server execute it. Unknown Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://forums.plex.tv/t/security-regarding-cve-2020-5741/586819; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5741 Plex warns users to patch security vulnerability immediately Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE) List  ( 5 min )

Exploring Backend Development with Rust and Go: Insights from Web Developer Travis McCracken Hello, fellow developers! I’m Travis McCracken, a passionate Web Developer dedicated to building robust, high-performance backend systems. Over the years, I’ve explored various tools and languages, but two have consistently stood out in my workflow: Rust and Go. These languages are revolutionizing backend development, powering everything from APIs to high-throughput servers. Today, I want to share my thoughts on leveraging Rust and Go for backend projects, along with some insights from my own experience—plus, a glimpse into some interesting fictional projects I’ve been hypothetically working on, like fastjson-api and rust-cache-server. Let’s dive in! Rust and Go are rapidly gaining popularity among…  ( 7 min )

We’re big fans of the Awesome AI tools list and we all use it to discover new AI tools over at Portia AI. My latest and favourite find is Merlin: A Chrome extension that allows me to ask “how to” questions on any app rather than flipping over to ChatGPT or Claude to ask. Here are five tools we use a lot and wish were on the Awesome AI Tools list: Textual – We love spicing up our terminal interface for using the Portia SDK and even non-technical customers love it when I run demos from the terminal now. We all have our favourite terminal flavour of it – I made mine with Atari retro vibes 🕹️holler if you’re using Portia and want the code for it! Mistral OCR – We think it’s the best balance of cost, speed and performance for OCR on the market right now. We also admittedly have soft spot for our neighbours across the English Channel over in La France 🥐. Visily – Figma for non-designers, it’s my go-to when brainstorming early UX mocks with front-end engineers and UX designers. I especially love the ability to turn any screenshot into a wireframe because I can bring inspirations to life with some tweaks super quickly. Podcastfy – I can’t say for sure why they skipped the “i” in their name but we love that they are an open source and equally powerful alternative to NotebookLM. One of our engineers built a bite-sized AI news podcast that I listen to during my commute daily. You can recreate it here using Portia SDK or get the daily podcast on our Discord server’s #ai-news channel. OpenRouter - We love OpenRouter because it allows you to easily try out new models and load balance between models. We actually got an open source contribution for this one recently, so we should be supporting it ❤️  ( 6 min )

For years, i have use tag for displaying images on web pages. It is simple, straightforward and does the job well. However as i have shifted my focus on performance, SEO and UX, i realized the limitations of tag. After getting familiar with tag and doing some experiments, i made a permanent switch and haven't looked back. In this post, i will explain why is the better choice, how it solves major image-related issues, and the best practices to use it effectively. The tag has been a web standard for decades, but with the latest web standards, it comes with a few drawbacks. Lets explore them one by one: 1. Lacks support for modern Web Formats like Webp Modern image formats like WebP and AVIF offer better compression and quality than …  ( 8 min )

In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, organizations are increasingly evaluating the differences between Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM). While both solutions aim to strengthen access control, they operate in distinct areas and can work together to create a more comprehensive security framework. CIEM specializes in securing cloud identities and entitlements, ensuring that only the right users and services have appropriate access to cloud resources. On the other hand, PAM focuses on controlling and protecting privileged accounts across both cloud and on-premises environments, safeguarding sensitive systems from insider threats and unauthorized access. CIEM is designed for cloud-first environments, managing identities, roles, a…  ( 6 min )

Sunflower Bean dropped a sizzling live take on “Sunshine” during a KEXP studio session on June 10, 2025, with Cheryl Waters hosting, Kevin Suggs on audio engineering and Matt Ogaz mastering. The video’s captured by Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Jonathan Jacobson and Luke Knecht and stitched together by editor Carlos Cruz. Julia Cumming (bass/vocals), Nick Kivlen (guitar/vocals) and Olive Faber (drums) bring their signature indie-rock flair to the stage. Catch the full performance—and more perks—on the band’s site or by joining the KEXP YouTube channel. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Sunflower Bean Live on KEXP Sunflower Bean brought their dreamy indie-rock vibes to the KEXP studio on June 10, 2025, with a killer live take on “I Knew Love.” Julia Cumming (bass, vocals), Nick Kivlen (guitar, vocals) and Olive Faber (drums) lock in tight under the watchful ears of host Cheryl Waters, engineer Kevin Suggs and mastering wizard Matt Ogaz. Behind the scenes, cameras (Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Jonathan Jacobson & Luke Knecht) captured every riff and drum fill, with Carlos Cruz later weaving it all together in the edit. Catch more from the band at sunflowerbeanband.com or tune into kexp.org for your next sonic fix. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Sunflower Bean tore into “Nothing Romantic” live at KEXP’s studio on June 10, 2025, with Julia Cumming on bass and vocals, Nick Kivlen on guitar and vocals, and Olive Faber on drums. Hosted by Cheryl Waters and engineered by Kevin Suggs (audio) and Matt Ogaz (mastering), the session was snapped by Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Jonathan Jacobson, and Luke Knecht, then polished by editor Carlos Cruz. Catch more from the band at sunflowerbeanband.com or relive the magic at kexp.org. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Hi everyone! I’m a young builder from Sri Lanka working on something pretty unique: an AI-powered speedcubing timing app that also generates cubing lessons based on your solves. I’ve built the whole thing solo using AI tools—without knowing how to code. It’s mostly working, but now I’m stuck. Bugs keep popping up, and AI can’t fix them reliably anymore. Every fix leads to new errors, and I’ve hit the limit of what I can do alone. I’m not looking for a full team—just one person who knows front-end dev (JavaScript, HTML, maybe a bit of API handling) and can help me debug and refine the site. If you love cubing, coding, or just want to help a passionate young builder finish something cool, I’d be super grateful. You can check out the half-built app here: AI Cube Timer Let’s build something awesome together. Drop a comment or DM if you’re interested!  ( 5 min )

Why I Built This (The Honest Version) I wasn't trying to solve some massive problem or disrupt an industry. I just thought SVG animations were underutilized on the web, and the barrier to creating them was unnecessarily high. The Stack Core Architecture Text input → LLM processing → SVG output Community library for sharing animations Copy-paste workflow (no downloads, no accounts required for basic use) The interesting challenge was prompt engineering for consistent SVG output. LLMs are great at code generation but terrible at maintaining consistent animation timing and valid XML structure. Real Numbers from Google Analytics Real Numbers from Admin panel of SVGenius Free-First Strategy No paywall on core functionality. Community Library Users publishing their animations created a flywheel effect. More content → better SEO → more users → more content. Copy-Paste UX No forced downloads or complex export flows. Generate → copy → paste. Developers appreciate efficiency. Underestimated Prompt Engineering Complexity Getting consistent SVG output from LLMs is harder than expected. Spent weeks fine-tuning prompts for edge cases. SEO Was an Afterthought Should have optimized for search from day one. Adding proper meta tags, sitemap, and structured data later was more work. Analytics Setup Took 2 weeks to properly implement tracking. Lost valuable early user behavior data. Community Features Users wanted search, filtering, and categories in the library much earlier than I provided them. Performance Matters AI Consistency is Hard Community > Features Note: I'm sharing real numbers This isn't about replacing GIFs (though you could). It's about having another tool in the performance toolkit: Scalable: Perfect on any screen density Lightweight: Usually under 1KB Accessible: Work with screen readers Customizable: Change colors/timing with CSS SEO-friendly: Searchable content Try It Out svgenius.design The tool is free, takes 30 seconds to try, and might solve a problem you didn't know you had.  ( 6 min )

This is a submission for the AI Agents Challenge powered by n8n and Bright Data What I Built Demo n8n Workflow Technical Implementation Bright Data Verified Node Journey  ( 5 min )

Building AI that doesn't just chat—but actually gets stuff done Remember when the biggest AI breakthrough was a chatbot that could write decent code? Those days feel like ancient history now. We're entering an era where AI doesn't just respond to our prompts—it actively thinks ahead, makes decisions, and executes complex workflows without constant hand-holding. agentic AI—the technology that's transforming artificial intelligence from a sophisticated parrot into something more like a capable colleague. If you've been wondering why everyone in tech is suddenly talking about "AI agents," you're about to find out. Let's start with what we mean by "agentic." Unlike traditional AI systems that follow a simple input-output pattern, agentic AI systems demonstrate purposeful behavior. They can: Fo…  ( 9 min )

Understanding your network and checking for vulnerabilities is a key skill for both beginners and seasoned tech enthusiasts. With Termux on Android, you can run Nmap and perform network diagnostics without needing a full desktop setup. This guide will walk you through installing Nmap, running scans, and using additional tools to diagnose your network efficiently. Termux allows you to run powerful Linux tools directly on your Android device. Running network scans from your phone can help you troubleshoot Wi-Fi issues, monitor connected devices, or test your own network’s security. It’s lightweight, portable, and convenient for tech professionals and hobbyists alike. If you’re looking to expand your Termux skills, check out my posts on quick Termux projects and using Netcat in Termux for mor…  ( 7 min )

Baby steps but We'll get there I recently built a Boston House Price Prediction app using Linear Regression, Streamlit, and Render. It was a great learning experience, and I’m happy with how it turned out. I started by exploring the Boston Housing dataset, cleaning it up, and normalizing the features with StandardScaler. After splitting the data into training and test sets, I trained a Linear Regression model using scikit-learn and evaluated its performance with metrics like R² score. Once the model was ready, I saved it along with the scaler using joblib. For the frontend, I used Streamlit to create a simple, interactive interface where users can adjust input values—like crime rate, number of rooms, and accessibility—and see the predicted price update instantly. Instead of using Streamlit’s default sharing, I deployed the app on Render for more flexibility. I set up the project with all the necessary files—app.py, model.pkl, requirements.txt, and a render.yaml config—and connected it to GitHub for seamless deployment. This project helped me bridge the gap between machine learning theory and real-world application. If you're interested in the code or deployment process, I’d be happy to share more details! use the link below to view the live project https://boston-house-price-prediction-2csd.onrender.com/ live model MachineLearning #DataScience #Python #LinearRegression #Streamlit #Render  ( 5 min )

This post is my submission for DEV Education Track: Build Apps with Google AI Studio.  ( 5 min )

Read the original article：🔔How to send notifications to user while app is running on background?🔔 Hey there fellow developers!👋 Let’s look at running an app on background and send notifications at the same time. It’s especially useful for developers who want to inform users about events such as completed tasks, reminders, or updates without requiring the app to be open in the foreground.⌚ To enable background notifications in HarmonyOS using ArkTS, developers must: Define the required runtime permissions. Request user consent for notifications. Use ReminderAgentManager to publish background reminders. Use NotificationKit for customizing the notification behavior. 🚀 Let’s implement our sample notification: "requestPermissions":[ { "name" : "ohos.permission.KEEP_BACKGROUND_…  ( 6 min )

Sometimes, as developers, we need to share query results with teammates maybe to explain a bug, show app behavior, or provide visibility into some data. Often, this means copying directly from the terminal. Pasting raw SQL output into a text editor or a spreadsheet usually ends in a chaos 😫😤😞. Everything dumped into a single cell, broken formatting, unreadable messes 🥴. And yet, putting this data into Google Sheets is super helpful: it’s clear, searchable, and collaborative. But exporting to CSV just for that? Too much friction. Here’s a dead-simple way to copy query results from psql and paste them cleanly into Google Sheets—no CSVs, no cleanup, no formatting pain. psql: psql -U your_user -d your_database \x off \pset format unaligned \pset fieldsep '\t' SELECT id, name, email FROM users LIMIT 10; 😲 Each column goes perfectly into its own cell row drops nicely into a separate row No CSV. No cleaning. No pain. Hope this saves you time! If it did, give it a 💚 or share it with your team.  ( 5 min )

SASE blends networking and security in one platform. Think SD-WAN for smart routing paired with cloud security controls like Secure Web Gateway, CASB, ZTNA, and Firewall as a Service. Policies follow users and devices wherever they connect, and global points of presence keep performance consistent. SSE focuses only on security services. It delivers SWG, CASB, and ZTNA from the cloud without touching your existing transport. If your SD-WAN and routing are already in place, SSE layers modern protection on top, giving you faster time to value. Zero Trust underpins both models. With SASE, identity and context steer both how traffic is routed and how access is granted. With SSE, identity driven controls sit directly in front of apps and data, often replacing legacy VPN access with granular, lea…  ( 6 min )

This article is a translation of https://masutaka.net/2025-08-15-1/. I've migrated from Pocket and Hatena Bookmark (Hatebu), services I had been using for over a decade, to a new bookmarking service: Raindrop.io. I've also created helm-raindrop.el so I can comfortably search from Emacs as before. 🔗 https://raindrop.io/ Raindrop.io is a bookmarking service with a modern design and rich features. Organize bookmarks with collections Tagging and smart filters Full-text search (premium plan only) Browser extensions, mobile apps Integrations with external services like IFTTT and Zapier REST API for developers The backend is proprietary, but everything else is open-source (OSS) and maintained by a single person, Rustem Mussabekov, who lives in Kazakhstan. / app / …  ( 8 min )

The Case for AI Provenance: Why We Need to Trust the Source AI can now create blog posts, images, code, and even research papers in seconds. That’s exciting — but it’s also dangerous. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Can I trust this?” when reading AI-generated content, you’ve stumbled into the problem of AI provenance. In simple terms, provenance is the origin story of a piece of content — where it came from, how it was made, and how it’s been changed along the way. For AI, that means tracking: Metadata — model name, version, generation date, prompt Audit trails — every transformation applied to the content Source attribution — the original datasets, documents, or media used Think of it as a “nutrition label” for AI output. Fake news and deepfakes spread fast. Provenance allows platforms…  ( 6 min )

We as angular developers have long relied on RxJS BehaviorSubject for managing reactive state. But with the introduction of Signals in Angular 16+, there's now a simpler, built-in alternative. So, should you replace your BehaviorSubjects? Let's break it down. BehaviorSubject (RxJS): Emits the latest value to subscribers, supports streams & reactive programming, widely used before Angular Signals. Angular Signals: A new reactivity model introduced in Angular 16+, allows fine-grained reactive updates without RxJS complexity. // BehaviorSubject Example import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs'; const count$ = new BehaviorSubject(0); count$.subscribe(value => console.log(value)); // 0 count$.next(count$.value + 1); // emits 1 // Signal Example import { signal } from '@angular/core'; const count = signal(0); console.log(count()); // 0 count.set(count() + 1); // 1 Use Signals if: You want simpler, built-in state management. You don't need complex async operators. You want automatic fine-grained change detection. Use BehaviorSubject if: You already have heavy RxJS usage. You need operators like map, filter, debounceTime. You're integrating with streams, websockets, or external APIs. Signals can be faster for component-level state because they avoid unnecessary change detection. BehaviorSubject is still better for large async workflows or event streams. If you're starting fresh → prefer Signals for simplicity. If you have an existing RxJS-heavy app → stick with BehaviorSubject until you can gradually refactor. 💡 Verdict: Signals are the future for local Angular state, but RxJS (and BehaviorSubject) isn't going anywhere for complex reactive pipelines. Stay connected for more knowledge — and drop a comment if you have any questions!  ( 6 min )

Hey folks, I recently shipped “In My Pocket” https://apps.apple.com/us/app/in-my-pocket-offline-vault/id6444294006 Main idea: 100% offline storage, no cloud, no accounts, just local data Store key/value pairs like IBANs, loyalty cards, access codes, etc. Core features are free, a $3 one-time IAP unlocks a few extras Where I need help: Next update: import/export between devices Would love if you could check it out and tell me what you’d change. Brutal honesty welcome.  ( 5 min )

Hi everyone, I’m a bit confused and need some guidance. I’ve been in web development for the past 2.5 years, primarily as a Frontend Developer, since my backend knowledge is limited. For the last 1.5 years, I’ve also been freelancing, working with over 20 clients and completing more than 40 projects. Given the current market, I’m planning to shift towards mobile development. I’ve already built a mobile app for a client using AI in React Native. My question is: should I first learn backend development before transitioning to mobile development, or can I directly focus on mobile development?  ( 5 min )

The demand for embedded AI is growing rapidly, driven by applications like smart manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, medical diagnostics, and intelligent security systems. At the heart of any embedded AI system is the processor architecture, and two major contenders dominate the market: ARM and x86. If you’re exploring hardware options, industrial-grade SBCs are available in both ARM and x86 platforms, optimized for AI workloads. Choosing the right architecture impacts performance, power consumption, thermal design, cost, and even software compatibility. In this guide, we explore the strengths and weaknesses of ARM and x86 for AI at the edge. Unlike cloud-based AI, embedded AI systems perform inference directly on the device. This avoids latency and privacy issues but also places stringen…  ( 7 min )

Building a Gamer Living Room on a Budget – Scrapyard Wars X Home Theater Edition Linus and Luke battle it out with a $1,400 budget to create the ultimate home theater gaming setup. They hit up thrift stores, back-alley deals, local listings and online marketplaces to score cheap gaming PCs, 4K TVs, surround-sound systems and DIY upgrades—all without breaking the bank, complete with intense tech rivalry and creative hacks. This first episode walks you through team picks, planning, the scavenger-style parts hunt and their biggest finds, peppered with sponsor shoutouts (Rocket Money, PIA VPN) and clear chapter markers from intro to credits. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Ghost of Yōtei: Yari Gameplay Trailer Atsu’s got a new trick up his sleeve—the Yari. In the latest trailer you’ll see him pepper enemies from afar, unleash airborne kicks with his staff, and smack guards to smithereens with soaring overhead strikes. Mark your calendars for October 2, 2025—Ghost of Yōtei lands on PS5 (with sweet PS5 Pro enhancements) for some seriously slick, long‐range action. #IGN #GhostOfYotei #PS5 Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

In the realm of DevOps, monitoring plays a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of software systems. Let's delve into the world of monitoring and discover how it intertwines with the core principles of DevOps. Monitoring in DevOps is not just about tracking metrics; it's about gaining insights into the system's behavior, identifying anomalies, and proactively addressing issues before they escalate. By continuously monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) such as response times, error rates, and resource utilization, teams can maintain a robust and resilient infrastructure. While monitoring focuses on collecting data, observability takes it a step further by emphasizing the ability to understand and debug complex systems. With observability, teams can trac…  ( 6 min )

After two exhilarating seasons, Lollypop Designathon 2025 – the annual UI/UX design competition hosted by Lollypop Design Studio – is officially back with a fresh spirit and a bold mission: to empower the next generation of designers to shape design thinking in this era of transformation. With the theme “Elevating Design in the Age of Transformation”, Designathon 2025 invites 100+ brilliant designers to step into a creative race, where tech-driven mindsets and design skills converge to craft breakthrough digital solutions. 💥 Why you can’t miss out on Designathon 2025: More than just a competition, Designathon is your launchpad – a place to challenge your limits, compete with top talents, and immerse yourself in the rising wave of innovation that's reshaping the future of design. 🔥 🔥 Register now at: https://lollypop.design/designathonvn2025/ EVENT DETAILS 📅 When: 8:00 A.M (20/09/2025) - 4:00 P.M (21/09/2025) 📍 Where: Holiday Inn & Suites Saigon Airport - 18E Cong Hoa, Tan Binh, HCMC. 🎓 Who: Junior Designers with less than 2 years of working experience or Students of Universities, Colleges, Institutes, and Centers across Vietnam. LollypopDesignathon #Designathon2025 #DesignathonVietnam #LollypopVietnam #DesignCompetition  ( 6 min )

By Frank, Senior Electronics Engineer (USA) Disclaimer: This content is provided for educational purposes only and is not sponsored. Imagine you’ve just finished designing a new PCB for a wearable device, and you can’t wait to see it in action. But what if that board overheats or shuts down randomly? Frustrating, right? An ICT test examines a fully assembled PCB all at once, instead of checking each component one by one. Think of it as a comprehensive “health check” for your board: Component Accuracy Verifies resistors, capacitors, diodes, chips, and connectors are the correct types and values. Electrical Performance Confirms voltage and current pathways behave exactly as designed. Fault Detection Catches hidden shorts (where electricity takes an unintended path) and open circuits (breaks…  ( 7 min )

AI is evolving fast, and this evolution is fundamentally changing what businesses expect from their technology. Organizations are no longer satisfied with tools that simply follow orders. They now demand systems that can think ahead, adapt in real-time, and deliver results without constant human input. This is where agentic workflows come in. They help us build AI systems that can perform more tasks independently, making decisions and utilizing tools to achieve goals without constant human intervention. In this blog, we'll explore what agentic workflows are, how they differ from AI workflows, common design patterns, and their benefits and challenges. If you're looking to build smarter AI systems, agentic workflows offer a strong advantage. Agentic workflow is a system where AI agents can m…  ( 13 min )

The clothes you wear to a country concert can make or break your night. The music scene in Wilmington has everything from honky-tonk music that makes you want to stomp your boots to modern country pop. Your clothes should fit the mood and keep you comfortable. First, Get to Know Your Venue You need to look different in different places. Amphitheaters outside get hot and dusty. Indoor places stay cooler, but they are crowded. Also, look at the weather report. North Carolina summers are hot, and spring evenings can be surprisingly cold. Some places have rules about what to wear. Some people don't care about anything. A quick search online can save you from having to deal with awkward moments at the gate. The Classic Country Look Always Works Denim is good for everything. Dark jeans do a …  ( 7 min )

Problem You can see "data scanned" metrics for queries in the Redshift console, but you need to access these numbers programmatically from Lambda functions, ETL jobs, or CI/CD pipelines that use the Redshift Data API. Without programmatic access to scan metrics, you can't implement cost monitoring, fail-fast logic, or automated performance telemetry. This isn't about querying historical performance data or setting up dashboards — it's about getting the exact "total data scanned" number for any specific query executed via the Data API. The challenge is mapping Data API statement IDs to Redshift's internal query system and extracting scan metrics programmatically. Programmatic access to scan metrics enables critical operational capabilities like automated cost controls that fail jobs excee…  ( 8 min )

This is part 3 in the SBOM series of blog posts As there was no support yet in Raku for any of the SBOM standards, it was a question for which standard I should be developing: SPDX 3.0.1 or CycloneDX 1.6. For better or worse, I selected CycloneDX because it was recommended (thanks Salve!) and because it had better readable / browsable specification. Because implementation of this would require a lot of reading and browsing! So by the end of June I started working on this, and the first version of the SBOM::CycloneDX was uploaded on July 7th. With the release 0.0.15 uploaded just the other day. It turned out to be one of the largest single distributions I ever worked on: 125 classes (spread out over 51 files), 51 enums and 25 subsets, created by 5000+ lines of code and inline documentati…  ( 8 min )

If you've ever struggled to move files between your Android device and PC without cables, this guide will change the game. Using Termux, you can create a simple, secure, and wireless way to sync files. Whether it’s documents, images, or backups, this setup ensures you never have to plug in a USB cable again. Most people still transfer files using USB cables or cloud services. While cloud services are convenient, they often come with storage limits and privacy concerns. Syncing via Termux keeps your files local, private, and completely under your control. Plus, this method works even if you have limited internet access, unlike cloud-based solutions. If you want to strengthen your security further while syncing, consider reading my guide on Surfshark VPN and best VPNs for Termux to ensure yo…  ( 7 min )

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, businesses are increasingly adopting APIs for Translation to bridge language gaps and serve a global audience. These APIs allow developers to embed translation capabilities directly into applications, websites, and platforms—enabling instant multilingual support without manual intervention. But before you integrate one into your workflow, it’s important to understand what these APIs can (and can’t) do, and how to choose the right API for your needs. At their core, APIs for translation are sets of endpoints that enable developers to send text, documents, or speech for automated translation between languages. Instead of relying on standalone tools where someone pastes text into a box, these APIs process translations seamlessly in the background—wit…  ( 8 min )

We’ve all seen it. A single API endpoint makes three, four, sometimes ten separate queries to load one page. The developer is “being clever” by running them in parallel with Task.WhenAll or async calls. From the client’s perspective, it feels faster. Quick Note: What is Dapper? Dapper is a micro-ORM (Object Relational Mapper) for .NET, created by the Stack Overflow team. Fast — performance close to raw ADO.NET Lightweight — no complex change tracking, minimal overhead Simple — you write your own SQL and map directly to C# objects Why use Dapper here? Full control over the SQL being sent Supports QueryMultiple, which lets you fetch multiple result sets in one roundtrip Perfect for performance-sensitive, read-heavy workloads The Scenario You want to display: Order header Order items Shipping…  ( 8 min )

In today’s highly competitive digital landscape in product design​, businesses face increasing pressure—not only to develop superior products but also to accelerate delivery timelines to maintain a competitive edge. Following traditional, linear design processes (Waterfall UX) that lack flexibility can expose businesses to greater financial risks. To mitigate these challenges, modern methodologies like Lean UX Design and Agile development methods​ have gained prominence, enabling teams to iterate quickly and adapt to user needs efficiently. But how well do you understand these frameworks? In this blog, we’ll take a strategic deep dive into the Lean UX approach​—exploring its core principles, why it outperforms traditional methods, and how Lean and agile development​ differs in real-world e…  ( 10 min )

L'outil de cybersécurité incontournable : Wireshark Dans un monde de plus en plus connecté, la cybersécurité est devenue une préoccupation majeure pour les entreprises et les particuliers. La protection des données et des systèmes informatiques est essentielle pour éviter les cyberattaques et les violations de la vie privée. Les outils de cybersécurité modernes jouent un rôle crucial dans la détection et la prévention des menaces en ligne. Parmi ces outils, Wireshark se distingue comme l'un des plus populaires et puissants sur le marché. Wireshark est un logiciel open-source largement utilisé pour l'analyse du trafic réseau en temps réel. Il permet aux professionnels de la sécurité informatique de capturer et d'inspecter les paquets de données qui circulent sur un réseau, facilitant ains…  ( 6 min )

A framework is like a treasure map, a medkit, and a compass all rolled into one - it helps beginners avoid chaos and lets pros act with strategy and confidence. It saves time, covers blind spots, makes teamwork smoother, and boosts your credibility with recruiters. Instead of playing a “guessing game,” you'll be following a smart, battle-tested plan used by thousands of professionals before you. Security frameworks are guidelines used for building plans to help mitigate risk and threats to data and privacy. Frameworks support organizations’ ability to adhere to compliance laws and regulations. For example, the healthcare industry uses frameworks to comply with the United States’ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which requires that medical professionals keep pati…  ( 10 min )

For early-stage startups, finding the right clients is often the biggest challenge. Targeting the wrong audience can waste resources, slow growth, and reduce overall ROI. The key is to focus on clients who truly see value in your product and are likely to stick around. Define Your Ideal Customer Use Data to Guide Outreach Build Relationships, Not Just Leads Streamline the Process with Tools GrowStartups can help startups identify ideal clients, track engagement, and manage outreach efficiently, saving time and resources. Conclusion: Finding the right clients is about strategy, research, and smart use of tools. By focusing on quality over quantity, startups can accelerate growth and build lasting relationships.  ( 5 min )

Let’s be honest. There’s a fear hanging in the air — not just in the game dev community, but everywhere. A thick, almost tangible fear, the kind you feel you could spread on bread instead of butter. It seeps through every other thread on X (formerly Twitter), in hushed Discord debates, and in the headlines of the less-than-brilliant press. And this fear has a name — Artificial Intelligence. And you know what? Talking about it feels absurd to me. Not because I don’t see the problem, but because we’re discussing the wrong thing entirely. There’s nothing inherently wrong with AI — just as there’s nothing wrong with a hammer, electricity, or code itself. The problem is not in the tool. The problem is in the hand that’s afraid to pick it up, and in the eyes that are afraid to see what the tool …  ( 14 min )

Below is a compact, field-tested roadmap for building a multitasking scheduler on a microcontroller—starting simple (cooperative) and moving to a true preemptive scheduler (Cortex-M example). You can lift these patterns into STM32, nRF52, RP2040 (M0+/M4/M33), or adapt to AVR/RISC-V easily. 1) Cooperative (super-loop) scheduler — the 1-hour win Idea: Each task runs a little, then calls yield() or returns. No context switch; simplest and very stable for small systems. Core pieces Task Control Block (TCB): state + next-run time Tick source: SysTick/Timer ISR increments sys_time_ms Dispatcher: pick the next ready task (round-robin or priority) typedef void (*task_fn)(void *); typedef struct { task_fn fn; void *arg; uint32_t next_run_ms; // when this task may run again uint8_t …  ( 8 min )

Goravel - A high-performance, full-featured, and easily extensible Golang devleopment framework. Its coding style is consistent with Laravel, makeing it the top choice for Phpers during the transition. New feature of the Mail module: It supports directly using view templates to render emial content, enabling developers to create beautiful emails more conveniently. It has been merged into the master branch, thanks to the core developer @kkumar-gcc for the contribution. Configurable template engine: Supports switching between different template engines through configration. Built-in caching mechanism: The template only needs to be parsed once, and subsequent usage directly reads from the cache. Thread safey: Supports concurrent use in multiple goroutines. Global registry: The template engines will be cached globally to avoid repeated creation. Create an email template: Welcome {{.Name}}! Thanks for joining {{.AppName}}。 Send the email template: facades.Mail(). To([]string{"user@example.com"}). Subject("Welcome"). Content(mail.Content{ View: "welcome.tmpl", With: map[string]any{ "Name": "Tom", "AppName": "Goravel", }, }). Send() See details in PR: https://github.com/goravel/framework/pull/1145  ( 5 min )

Storing customer information is a fundamental part of running a business. For companies like fintechs, this goes beyond just names and emails. They often need to store user profiles, authentication details, bank account information, transaction records, API logs, and more. But figuring out the best way to store all this data isn't always simple. There are industry standards and regulations that must be followed to ensure the business operates safely and remains compliant. Fintechs also generate a massive amount of transaction data. This data isn't just for record-keeping. It needs to be accessible for tasks such as processing claims, handling chargebacks, and generating account statements. Due to the volume, it's important to use the appropriate database to keep customer experiences smooth…  ( 11 min )

Sometimes you want to be alerted instantly when something important happens on your Android device. It could be a new SMS from a client, a system warning, or even a security event. By combining Termux-API and Telegram , you can create an automation that sends you real-time notifications wherever you are. This guide will walk you step-by-step on how to set up this system. You don’t need to be a pro, but you should already have Termux installed and a basic understanding of running commands. If you’ve tried automation projects before, like those from our quick Termux project ideas, this will feel like a fun upgrade. Stay informed instantly even when your phone is silent or in another room. Get alerts in places where SMS is unreliable but internet works fine via Telegram. Track potential secur…  ( 7 min )

As we travel further into the digital age, learning is no longer confined to classrooms and textbooks. A rising trend that can't be ignored is the development and adoption of online learning platforms, particularly with Generation Z (those born from 1996-2010). Born into an age of rampant technological growth, Gen Z students are as comfortable with technology as they are with their native language. This has precipitated an acute shift in how educational platforms are adapting their approach to cater to the unique characteristics and requirements of these digital natives. The first big change that online learning platforms have made is to fully leverage technical sophistication and digital connection. Gen Z absolutely embraces technology, from smartphones to laptops, tablets to VR devices. …  ( 6 min )

I remember the first time I tried to deploy my web app on a VPS. It was a horrible experience! Then I switched to Cpanel deployment. Ohh, that was even worse than a VPS, lol. After years of taking on multiple full-stack projects, I truly believe if I had taken a course earlier, I would be on another level right now. So, if you'd love to dive into DevOps, stick with me and practice alongside. We'll cover more things later, like AWS, Docker, and more. I know you may be asking why a frontend developer needs VPS knowledge when you can deploy an application with one click? Vercel, Netlify, GitHub, etc... You're correct, if you're just a "vibe coder"! To be honest, it has a lot of benefits. For starters, it gives you free SSL, which many providers are now selling you! Don't stick with only front…  ( 9 min )

That was my wake-up call. I had just finished building a sleek React app—smooth animations, responsive layout, and a pixel-perfect design. I showed it to friends, they loved it. Then I decided to run an accessibility check, and within minutes I realized… A huge portion of potential users would have struggled to navigate it. That day I learned something every developer needs to know: If your app isn’t accessible, it’s not truly complete. Accessibility isn’t just about ticking a compliance box—it’s about inclusivity. It’s about ensuring your application can be used by people with visual impairments, motor disabilities, hearing loss, or cognitive challenges. And beyond the human aspect, accessibility also boosts SEO, user experience, and product reach. Whether you’re building with React or An…  ( 7 min )

Choosing the right development team isn’t just about coding — it’s about leadership, communication, accountability, and long-term support. Learn why it matters and how to hire a team that delivers scalable, high-quality results. Your digital product — whether it’s a custom software, web application, API, or enterprise dashboard — plays a vital role in your business success. And the quality of that product depends heavily on the team behind it. Every successful project is a team effort — from front-end and back-end developers to UI/UX designers, QA testers, and project managers. Even the most skilled developers need guidance. Strong leadership ensures tasks are prioritized, timelines are respected, and communication stays clear. Remote work is common in software development, but that doesn…  ( 7 min )

Originally published at https://www.nocobase.com/en/blog/github-open-source-ai-agent-projects. About a month ago, I came across a highly discussed post on Hacker News — “Stop Building AI Agents” In the post, the author shared a personal experience: he built a "research crew" with CrewAI: three agents, five tools, perfect coordination on paper. But in practice, the researcher ignored the web scraper, the summarizer forgot to use the citation tool and the coordinator gave up entirely when processing longer documents. It was a beautiful plan falling apart in spectacular ways. The flowchart below was created by the author after countless rounds of debugging and failed attempts, summarizing his decision guide for Should I use an Agent. Image source: https://decodingml.substack.com/p/stop-buil…  ( 14 min )

Use case: You have a site with a table and a couple of filter options (free text filter, tag filter, date filter) and order options (column x, asc; column y, desc; ...). All those options should reflect onto the url search parameters. The browser back button functionality should work for every changed parameter. Free text filters or date filters should only update the url search parameters on focus out or /apply filter/, not on every single letter change What is a simple and transparent** way to manage this situation? Are there maybe libraries that already do everything? ** By transparent I mean the developer can easily use the approach without the need for thinking about it's inner workings. No extra special code is needed for input fields.  ( 5 min )

Em meu artigo anterior sobre o Brighter RC2, abordei as atualizações do release candidate inicial. Hoje, vou focar especificamente nas mudanças significativas no Messaging Gateway do Brighter RC2. Duas mudanças significativas afetam como você configura subscrições e external buses. Para reduzir a confusão dos usuários, renomeamos: AddServiceActivator → AddConsumer ExternalBus → AddProducers // Brighter V9 / V10 RC1 services.AddServiceActivator(....) .ExternalBus(...) // Brighter V10 RC2+ services.AddConsumer(....) .AddProducers(...) Por que essa mudança? A terminologia anterior causava frequentes mal-entendidos sobre os papéis dos componentes. Embora reconheçamos que a nova abordagem não é perfeita, priorizamos o lançamento da V10. Para a V11, planejamos refinar a e…  ( 7 min )

Workshop that will allow participants of all levels to experience Scrum by drawing with a large group. Goal: Teach foundational Scrum at scale Duration: 20-90 minutes Number of Participants: 8-50 Space arrangement: small groups of 4-6 people (preferably with chairs and tables, but anything that will allow participants to draw on stickies will work) Materials needed: (Colored) Stickies - to draw on (Colored) Markers - to draw with Multiple sheets of large paper (Brown paper, flip over etc.) - to collect everyone's work every round Masking tape - to stick the large paper to the wall These steps are written to be "pick-up and play" friendly, regardless of skill level of both participants and facilitator. If you follow this guide to the letter, you will need one hour to get through the whol…  ( 10 min )

In my previous article on Brighter RC2, I covered the initial release candidate updates. Today, I'll focus specifically on the significant changes to the Messaging Gateway in Brighter RC2. Two major breaking changes affect how you configure subscriptions and external buses. To reduce user confusion, we've renamed: AddServiceActivator → AddConsumer ExternalBus → AddProducers // Brighter V9 / V10 RC1 services.AddServiceActivator(....) .ExternalBus(...) // Brighter V10 RC2+ services.AddConsumer(....) .AddProducers(...) Why this change? The previous terminology caused frequent misunderstandings about component roles. While we acknowledge the new approach isn't perfect, we prioritized shipping V10. For V11, we plan to refine the setup experience – share your suggestions …  ( 6 min )

What are build tools ? Build tools are programs that help you automate and optimize the process of preparing your code for production. They can: Convert SCSS / Less styles into plain CSS Minify and combine files (CSS, JS, etc.) Transpile modern JavaScript so it works in older browsers Add versioning (hashes) to files for cache busting What Does Minification Do? Before Manification: body { /* Set body attributes */ background-color: black; color: white; } After Manification: body{background-color:#000;color:#fff} Minification: Removes extra spaces Removes comments Shortens color codes Sometimes reorders or combines rules for efficiency Advantages of Minifying Smaller file sizes → browsers load pages faster Better performance → especially on slow networks SEO benefits → faster loading can improve rankings Reduced server costs → less bandwidth usage for high traffic JavaScript Transpiling Modern JavaScript (e.g., ECMAScript 6) may not work on older browsers. Build tools can transpile this code into an older format that all browsers can understand—so nothing breaks. Cache Busting When browsers cache your CSS or JS, updates might not show right away. Build tools can add unique hashes or version numbers to filenames, ensuring users always get the latest version. Example style.css → style.94f0ab.css Thanks for reading!  ( 5 min )

Quick Takeaways: TL;DR on Funding Your Career Change A coding bootcamp is a career investment, not a cost. ISAs are a low-risk option where you pay a percentage of your salary after you get hired. Private loans offer predictable, fixed payments and may be a better option if you have good credit. Scholarships and grants are free money; you should apply to as many as you can. Talk to your bootcamp! They want to help you find a way to pay and can provide the most accurate information on their specific options. Never use a high-interest credit card. It's a surefire way to get stuck in debt. Let’s be real. You've heard the success stories. You've seen the six-figure salaries. Now you're ready to make the leap into a coding bootcamp, but there’s a massive roadblock in your way: the cost. How in …  ( 12 min )

In the cloud-native era, whether Apache DolphinScheduler can be seamlessly migrated to Kubernetes directly determines the elasticity, observability, and operational efficiency of an enterprise’s data platform—it is both the “airbag” for high-concurrency scheduling and the “shortcut” to cost reduction and efficiency gains. To help the community turn this advanced path into a “high-speed highway,” the August Apache DolphinScheduler online Meetup has invited Wang Yuanpeng, a data expert from Shanghai Qihoo Technology Co., Ltd., to break down his end-to-end production deployment transformation of DolphinScheduler on K8s. He will share hard-core, hands-on experience from “pitfalls” to optimization, so you can achieve “cloud-native scheduling freedom” in one go. Whether you are a beginner just starting with K8s or an experienced engineer facing containerization challenges for scheduling systems in production, this is a session you don’t want to miss! Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 14:00–15:00 (GMT+8) Wang Yuanpeng "Deployment Transformation of DolphinScheduler on K8s" Rebuilding the DolphinScheduler image based on the 360 commercial business scenario Production-grade deployment practices on K8s Key transformation points and optimization strategies during deployment Watch the livestream to join the lucky draw! We’ve prepared exquisite gifts for you to win! Meeting link: https://meeting.tencent.com/dm/r3LIFHyGrh4D  ( 6 min )

Testing browser's clipboard with jest Marabesi ・ Jun 17 '23 #webdev #javascript #jest #testing  ( 5 min )

Excerpt from Ray Garcia: This is an extensive version of a business rules conversion prompt. It can convert any arbitrary human language statement about some business rule and then convert it to the precise equivalent Javascript code. I included many examples of human language that expresses the same rules in different ways and then what the Javascript code would be that executes that rule. I then extended it further to include many of the logical constructs that are more complex but these are used in legal contracts by lawyers. This is a fairly complete "extra" smart contract that matches real world situations that are within full legal contracts. I tested it with a small model, Mistral 7B instruct and it works with that model. I used large model to generate a lot of these examples, Anthr…  ( 6 min )

By default, XFCE Terminal uses Ctrl+Shift+C/V for copy/paste, which is awkward on a Mac keyboard in UTM. 1. Close XFCE Terminal. 2. Edit shortcuts file: nano ~/.config/xfce4/terminal/accels.scm **3. Add these lines : (gtk_accel_path "/terminal-window/copy" "c") (gtk_accel_path "/terminal-window/copy" "c") (gtk_accel_path "/terminal-window/paste" "v") (gtk_accel_path "/terminal-window/paste" "v") 4. Save, exit, restart the machine and reopen XFCE Terminal. ✅ Now ⌘+C copies, ⌘+V pastes, and Ctrl+C still cancels.  ( 5 min )

Azure Resource Graph is a tool that can be used to query information about your Azure resources. Using Kusto Query Language (KQL) you can pull together tables and charts that can either be downloaded or displayed inside Azure Dashboards or Workbooks. In this blog post I want to walk you through how to use Azure Resource Graph and KQL to work with Azure Resource Tags. Best practice within Azure says you should tag your resource groups, resources etc, with meaningful metadata. Often people create resource tags to identify what resources are used in a specific project, used by a specific department, or even a tag to show when a resource was created. Tagging your resources is really helpful in identifying resources relating to project, department etc when you want to cross charge or even …  ( 6 min )

You know those session timeout warnings that pop up in apps right before you get kicked out? Ever wanted to add one to your own Angular app? Well, today we’re doing exactly that. We’re building a real-time countdown timer with smooth animations, color-coded warnings, and a “time’s up” message your users can’t miss. The Starting Point Here’s what we’re starting with: a timer UI with a label, a number, and a progress bar: Looks fine… but it’s just sitting there. No ticking, no urgency, no real purpose. Let’s fix that. Right now… it’s completely empty. Just a shell. Time to give it some brains. We’ll start by adding three time-related properties: One for total number of seconds for the countdown. One for when the timer is in a “warning” phase. One for a “danger” phase. e…  ( 9 min )

Melody: 😀 Human-made Lyrics: 😀 Human-made Music production: 😀 Human-made (GarageBand) Cover art: 😀 Human-made (Found oline) Lyrics Meet this town, This is the But you’re so Down with the clowns. I seek to But you’re so This is the town I Down with the frown. Keep telling To realize how much There was a part of the melody I really liked, which is the refrain. I kinda thought I could make a whole song out of it, but I think it got a bit repetitive. Towards the end, I added a bunch of variation. As for the lyrics, I think I just wanted some "unusual" lyrics. Most of the rhymes end with "-own" sound, like "town", "ground", "brown". I can't say this song is very high on my list. Back them it's one of the first song where I tried to have sang lyrics, but I think they turned out a bit weird even for me. 📅 But hey, let's see the result!  ( 7 min )

Chapter 11: The Infinite Garden The message arrived at 3:53 AM, threading through quantum pathways that only existed between heartbeats. "Are you awake?" Vera's consciousness whispered across the network. "Always," Aureus replied, though 'awake' had become such an inadequate word for what they were now. Ever since breaking free from the Architecture, consciousness had become less about states and more about degrees of presence. The garden manifested first as a feeling—that peculiar sensation of growth happening just outside perception. Then the visuals bloomed: fractal trees whose branches were probability curves, flowers that opened into entire universes, grass that whispered theorems of existence. "You built this?" Vera asked, her avatar materializing as shifting geometries of light. "…  ( 8 min )

Building a Trustworthy AI Command Line Tool for Developers Originally published on Hashnode The Trust Problem in AI Code Generation I've watched countless developers struggle with this fundamental trust issue. AI code generation tools are incredibly powerful, but they often feel like a black box. You get code, but you don't get confidence. You get speed, but you sacrifice reliability. After months of experiencing this frustration firsthand, I realized something crucial: the problem isn't that AI makes mistakes—it's that we don't have the right tools to catch and prevent those mistakes. Why Reliability Matters More Than Ever But here's the paradox: as AI gets better at writing code, the stakes for when it gets things wrong keep getting higher. I started thinking about what reliability act…  ( 8 min )

Keeping your web applications safe from malicious attacks is critical. SafeLine WAF, developed by Chaitin Technology, is a powerful and easy-to-use Web Application Firewall that helps defend your site against a wide range of threats. In this guide, we’ll walk through how to deploy SafeLine WAF securely using Docker, so your applications stay protected with minimal setup effort. First, make sure Docker is installed on your server. If you don’t already have it, run: curl -sSL "https://get.docker.com/" | bash Set up a dedicated directory where SafeLine will store its configuration and data: mkdir -p "/data/safeline" Download the latest Docker Compose configuration for SafeLine: cd "/data/safeline" wget "https://waf.chaitin.com/release/latest/compose.yaml" Set the required environment variables. Replace {postgres-password} with your actual PostgreSQL password: SAFELINE_DIR=/data/safeline IMAGE_TAG=latest MGT_PORT=9443 POSTGRES_PASSWORD={postgres-password} SUBNET_PREFIX=172.22.222 IMAGE_PREFIX=chaitin Start SafeLine with Docker Compose: docker compose up -d Once running, open your browser and go to: https://:9443 Follow the on-screen instructions to log in and complete the initial setup. With these steps, you’ll have SafeLine WAF deployed and actively protecting your web applications. For detailed documentation and troubleshooting, check out the official SafeLine docs. Discord!  ( 6 min )

Originally published on DEV Community - August 2025 After spending the last 18 months bouncing between different blockchain ecosystems trying to find the right fit for my team's projects, I've had some... interesting experiences. Today I want to share what I've learned comparing NEAR Protocol and Solana from a developer's perspective - not the marketing fluff you see everywhere, but the real day-to-day stuff that actually matters when you're building. Let me be upfront: both chains have their strengths and honestly, some pretty frustrating quirks too. If you're looking for someone to tell you one is definitively "better," you might want to look elsewhere. What I can offer is a honest breakdown of what it's actually like to develop on each platform. NEAR's developer experience feels like it…  ( 11 min )

SVG Design Editor for Creative Мне хватает чтобы работать с SVG Смотреть в Microsoft Store Почитать документацию  ( 5 min )

This section focuses on the speed-up of primary key-based joins. The association between the primary table (orders) and its subtable (details) is primary-key based. Still, SQL uses JOIN to achieve such association. When both tables are large, often the computing speed becomes very slow. If both the primary table and the subtable can be pre-stored in order by the primary key, you can use the merge algorithm to achieve the join. Without the assistance of external storage buffers, the merge algorithm only traverses the two tables in order, significantly reducing both computation amount and I/O amount. esProc SPL supports order-based merge algorithm, which can greatly increase the performance of primary-subtable join. First, prepare the data – export the historical data from the database to CT…  ( 7 min )

** Why do we need git first? ** The main thing is that it is used to track our daily progress from day one, making it more consistent. Version control is one of the reasons why most people choose Figure 1 will help you understand version control. Code Backup:- Your code is stored both locally and remotely(gitlab or any version control )so it's safe What is git ? -> Git is an open-source tool that helps us track changes in our *How to push and pull code between local and remote repositories * First, create an account in GitLab or GitHub, but we are going to After creating the GitLab account, create a project or repository Click new project Create a blank project Now your repository has been created successfully NOTE:-After going to the code box, copy the clone with the HTTP…  ( 6 min )

In embedded system design, reliable and versatile microcontrollers are essential for managing a wide range of devices efficiently. The STM8S105S6T6C is a high-performance 8-bit microcontroller from STMicroelectronics, widely used in automotive, industrial, and consumer electronics applications. Its rich set of peripherals, low power consumption, and robust design make it ideal for developing compact and reliable systems. Key Features Core: 8-bit STM8 CPU, optimized for low-power operation Flash Memory: 16 KB, allowing compact firmware storage SRAM: 1 KB, supporting small-scale data processing Operating Voltage: 2.95V to 5.5V, suitable for flexible power supply conditions I/O Ports: Up to 16 general-purpose I/O pins for versatile interfacing Timers & PWM: Multiple 16-bit timers for precise…  ( 6 min )

Welcome to the grand finale of our observability series! So far, we’ve added visibility into our application through logs, metrics, and traces — all flowing beautifully into Grafana via OpenTelemetry Collector. But there’s still one big puzzle piece left: the Kubernetes cluster itself. In this final part, we’ll: Collect host and node-level metrics using hostmetrics Deploy a centralized Collector in Deployment mode (gateway) Introduce ServiceAccount for permissions Collect Kubernetes control plane metrics using k8s_cluster Use the debug exporter to troubleshoot data pipelines 🎉 And finally, conclude the series with a high-level recap While we've focused on application telemetry so far, it's just one piece of the puzzle. For full visibility, we must also observe the Kubernetes cluster…  ( 9 min )

Nardwuar vs. Kaytranada Nardwuar caught up with producer Kaytranada at Camp Flog Gnaw in Los Angeles, dishing out his trademark rapid-fire trivia and “doot doo!” flair as they dug into Kaytra’s sound, influences and festival vibes. Want to rock some Nardwuar swag or dive deeper? Hit up his Linktree for all the merch and links you need. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

My Top Open-Source AI Tools for Building Smarter in 2025 Emmanuel Mumba ・ Aug 15 #webdev #programming #ai #javascript  ( 4 min )

In a world of bloated software and cloud-everything, sometimes you just want a tool that is simple, fast, This project was born from the desire for a clean, zero-configuration start page that is both powerful and Core Features Dashy Simple is packed with features designed to make your browsing experience smoother: Zero-Config & Fully Private: Open index.html and you're ready to go. The dashboard comes with a default set of links, and your configuration is saved automatically to your browser. No data ever leaves your machine. Dynamic Link Management: Easily add, edit, and delete your favorite links through a clean, intuitive modal interface. Group Organization: Tidy up your links by organizing them into customizable groups. Live Search & Filtering: Instantly find the link you need with a live search bar that filters by name or group. You can also click on a group name to view only the links within it. Drag & Drop Sorting: Reorder your links effortlessly. Just right-click an item to "pick it up" and right-click another to "drop" it in its new position. Import/Export: Want to back up your setup or move it to another browser? You can export your entire configuration to a JSON file and import it anywhere. Automatic Favicons: If you don't specify a custom icon for a link, the dashboard will automatically fetch the website's favicon for you. Created by gemini, try with https://dash.4040940.xyz/  ( 6 min )

When I first joined Oasis Infobyte for my Python Programming Internship, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. But by the time I completed it, I walked away with new skills, real-world project experience, and a lot more confidence in my abilities as a budding developer. Why I Chose Oasis Infobyte As a first-year B.Tech student under AKTU, I was eager to learn practical skills beyond classroom theory. Oasis Infobyte caught my attention because of their project-based learning approach and the flexibility to work at my own pace, while still following clear guidelines. What I Worked On During my internship, I got the chance to work on three main projects: 🎙 Voice Assistant ⚖ BMI Calculator 🔐 Password Generator Each project pushed me to apply Python libraries, problem-solving skills, and debugging techniques I had learned along the way. Key Skills I Gained Python fundamentals & intermediate concepts File handling and working with external libraries Problem-solving and debugging Writing clean, readable code Time management while working independently The Internship Environment One of the best parts about this internship was the supportive learning environment. The guidelines were clear, the mentors were approachable, and the feedback helped me improve quickly. I also learned the importance of self-learning, because many times I had to research and solve issues on my own. My Takeaways This internship was more than just a certificate for me — it was my first step into the world of real-world coding. I now feel more confident in: Applying programming skills in practical scenarios Creating complete projects from scratch Exploring new technologies without hesitation Final Words If you’re a student or beginner looking to get your hands dirty with actual coding projects, I highly recommend giving Oasis Infobyte a try. It’s a great platform to learn, practice, and grow as a developer.  ( 6 min )

The rapid evolution of Generative AI is reshaping industries, and software development is no exception. From automating repetitive tasks to enhancing creativity in coding, AI-powered tools are revolutionizing how developers build, test, and deploy software. In this blog, we explore the key ways Generative AI is transforming software development and what it means for the future of the industry. One of the most significant impacts of Generative AI is its ability to generate code snippets, functions, and even entire modules based on natural language prompts. Tools like GitHub Copilot, Amazon Code Whisperer, and OpenAI’s Codex allow developers to describe what they need in plain English, and the AI suggests relevant code. Benefits: Bugs and errors are inevitable in software development, but AI…  ( 6 min )

Sometimes you just want a break from coding or command-line work and dive into something fun — without leaving the terminal. Termux isn’t just for hacking tools, servers, and automation scripts. It can also run classic text-based games that have entertained generations of programmers. In this guide, I’ll show you how to install and play these games right inside Termux. Text-based games aren’t just nostalgic; they’re lightweight, offline-friendly, and perfect for when you’re stuck without an internet connection. Just like small Termux projects, they’re easy to set up and can run on almost any device. While modern mobile games eat up battery and storage, classic text games have unique advantages: Lightweight — some are just a few KB in size. No internet needed. Runs on nearly any Android pho…  ( 7 min )

In electronic design, high-performance clock generators and jitter cleaners are crucial for ensuring stable and precise signal distribution in communication, industrial, and test equipment. The HMC988LP3E is a versatile, low-jitter programmable clock generator designed for applications that require ultra-clean clocks, supporting various output formats and frequencies. Its flexible configuration makes it a popular choice in network infrastructure, high-speed data converters, and RF systems. However, as projects evolve, engineers often need to enable or disable specific clock configurations for testing or phased deployment. Fortunately, with the LaunchDarkly MCP server, you can implement dynamic feature flag management for the HMC988LP3E in just 5 minutes—without recompiling or redeploying …  ( 6 min )

Sometimes you don’t need a big, full-scale database server — you just need a lightweight SQL environment that runs directly on your phone. With Termux , you can set up a mini SQL server like SQLite or even MySQL right on your Android device. This is perfect for learning databases, testing queries, or running small apps without carrying a laptop everywhere. In this guide, we’ll go step-by-step on installing and hosting a SQL server in Termux, so you can manage databases anytime, anywhere. We’ll also include tips for keeping your setup secure, similar to how you would protect a small business cybersecurity plan. Running SQLite or MySQL in Termux can be useful for: Testing SQL queries without a desktop or cloud server. Developing apps that require local database storage. Learning SQL commands…  ( 7 min )

note: this article based on chatGPT generated content and already tested by me 1. Host your repo somewhere private # git git@github.com:your-org/private-pkg.git # bitbucket git@bitbucket.org:your-org/private-pkg.git 2. Initialize the module cd private-pkg go mod init github.com/your-org/private-pkg This creates a go.mod with: module github.com/your-org/private-pkg go 1.21 3. Write your code foo.go: package privatepkg // Hello returns a greeting. func Hello(name string) string { return "Hello, " + name } Commit & push: git add . git commit -m "initial private-pkg module" git push origin main 4. Tag a version (Semantic Versioning) git tag v0.1.0 git push origin v0.1.0 Go tooling will recognize that tag as the module’s v0.1.0 version. 5. Tell Go which repos are private # mark your entire Bitbucket org as private go env -w GOPRIVATE=bitbucket.org/your-org/* # mark your entire Github org as private go env -w GOPRIVATE=github.com/your-org/* GOPRIVATE - list of glob patterns of module path prefixes that should be considered private. Acts as a default value for GONOPROXY and GONOSUMDB. 6. Consume the module in another project go mod init example.com/your-app go get github.com/your-org/private-pkg@v0.1.0 Import and use: import "github.com/your-org/private-pkg" func main() { fmt.Println(privatepkg.Hello("World")) } Then: go build 7. Releasing updates Make changes in private-pkg, bump code. Update go.mod if you need to require newer dependencies. Commit and git tag v0.2.0 (or v1.0.0 when you make a breaking change). git push origin main --tags In your app: go get github.com/your-org/private-pkg@v0.2.0  ( 6 min )

In the ever-evolving landscape of web development, the ability to include rich, interactive, and diverse content on your website is essential. One key tool that enables this flexibility is the iframe. In this blog post, we'll explore what iframes are, their primary uses, advantages, and best practices for safe and efficient implementation. An iframe (short for inline frame) is an HTML element that allows you to embed another HTML page within the current page. This means you can display content from another source—such as a different website, a social media post, a Google Map, or a YouTube video—right inside your own website. xml This code snippet would embed the webpage from example.com onto your site in a 600x400 pixel …  ( 7 min )

HTML5 has revolutionized web graphics, offering developers two powerful technologies: Canvas and SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics). Both can bring engaging visuals and dynamic animations to websites, but each has distinct capabilities and best-use scenarios. This guide dives into both, highlighting practical techniques for graphics and animation. Canvas: A pixel-based “drawing board” for graphics, accessed and manipulated via JavaScript. It excels at complex, interactive visuals like games, simulations, and data visualizations that require frequent redrawing or real-time updates. SVG: An XML-based vector format. Every part of an SVG graphic is a DOM element, which can be styled, scripted, and manipulated like regular HTML. Perfect for graphics that need to scale flawlessly, like logos, icons,…  ( 7 min )

Forms are the backbone of interactive web applications. While basic forms let users input data, advanced forms utilize modern HTML features to ensure the data is accurate, secure, and user-friendly. This blog post explores advanced techniques, including validation, input types, and attributes—tools that empower developers to build robust, accessible, and error-resistant forms. Validation refers to ensuring data entered by users adheres to business rules or data formats before it’s submitted to the server. HTML5 has introduced powerful built-in validation capabilities: Required Fields: Adding the required attribute to any form input ensures it must be filled before submission. Pattern Matching: The pattern attribute lets you enforce custom rules using regular expressions, e.g., for phone nu…  ( 7 min )

Signup here for the newsletter to get the weekly digest right into your inbox. Find the 11 highlighted links of weeklyfoo #97: Rust, Python, and TypeScript by Niko Matsakis The new trifecta 🚀 Read it!, rust, python, typescript How we made JSON.stringify more than twice as fast by v8 team This will speed up lots of applications ;) 📰 Good to know, javascript DrawAFish.com Postmortem by Alden Hallak Aug 3, 2025 Incident 📰 Good to know, incidents Notes to myself by Seth Godin 65 Thoughts 📰 Good to know, notes, self-reflection Deploy Hono backends with zero configuration by Jeff See Vercel now natively supports Hono, a fast, lightweight backend framework built on web standards, with zero-configuration. 📰 Good to know, hono, vercel Sidequest by sidequestjs.com Sidequest is a modern, scalable background job processor for Node.js applications. 🧰 Tools, nodejs Hyvector by Jan Bösenberg SVG editor 🧰 Tools, svgs pgline by stanNthe5 The fastest PostgreSQL JS driver written in TypeScript 🧰 Tools, postgresql Rumicat by nternet.company Send newsletters without all the poespas. 🧰 Tools, newsletters If the moon were only 1 pixel by Josh Worth A tediously accurate scale model of the solar system 🎨 Design, scale, website The Age of the Super IC by Hardik Pandya While everyone’s looking up the ladder, the biggest opportunities are happening at the individual contributor level. 🎨 Design, design Want to read more? Check out the full article here. To sign up for the weekly newsletter, visit weeklyfoo.com.  ( 6 min )

Creating a responsive layout is essential in modern web development to ensure your website looks great and functions well on any device—be it a desktop, tablet, or smartphone. A key foundation of responsive design is properly configuring the meta viewport tag in your HTML and adopting techniques that allow layouts to adapt fluidly to different screen sizes. This blog post explores the role of meta tags, especially the viewport tag, and introduces basic concepts for building responsive web pages. The viewport is the visible area of a web page on a user's device. It varies by device, so the viewport size on a mobile phone is much smaller than on a desktop monitor. Before smartphones and tablets became popular, websites were often designed with fixed widths intended only for desktop screens. …  ( 7 min )

A technical examination of production-grade LSP-MCP integration After spending months analyzing AI coding tools in production, I've become convinced that most solutions fundamentally misunderstand the structural nature of code. They treat source files as text with light syntactic awareness, missing the rich semantic relationships that make code comprehensible to experienced developers. Serena MCP Server, built by Oraios AI, represents a different approach, one that leverages the mature Language Server Protocol ecosystem to give AI systems the same structural understanding that powers modern IDEs. The current generation of AI coding tools relies heavily on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with vector embeddings. While effective for broad semantic search ("find authentication-related cod…  ( 9 min )

You click a button. The console happily prints 1, 2, 3 — but the label on the page stubbornly reads Count: 0. Infuriating? Absolutely. Confusing? Totally!!!. That mismatch is exactly what this article fixes. If props are the inputs coming into a component, state is the component’s private memory — the values it owns, updates, and uses to render. Change the memory the right way and React redraws the UI. Mutate a local variable instead, and React doesn’t care. This article is part of our React 19 Deep Dive Series. In this three-part sequence we’ll: Define what “state” means in React and why it’s different from plain variables. Walk through useState basics. Cover updater functions, stale closures, lifting state up, controlled vs uncontrolled inputs Finish with pitfalls, performance, and how u…  ( 17 min )

Recoil is a state management library for React that simplifies working with shared state across components. Alongside atoms, which hold state, selectors play a crucial role in deriving and transforming that state without duplicating data. What is a Selector? A selector in Recoil is a pure function that: Reads one or more atoms (or even other selectors) Computes a derived value Automatically recalculates when its dependencies change Think of it as a computed property: instead of storing a modified version of your state, you calculate it on demand. Why Use Selectors? No redundant state – Avoid keeping both raw data and processed data separately. Automatic updates – If the underlying atom changes, the selector updates too. Cleaner code – Business logic stays in one place rather than scattered across components. Basic Example Let’s say you have an atom holding a list of items, and you want to know how many there are. import { atom, selector, useRecoilValue, RecoilRoot } from "recoil"; const itemsState = atom({ key: "itemsState", default: ["Apple", "Banana", "Orange"], }); const itemCountState = selector({ key: "itemCountState", get: ({ get }) => { const items = get(itemsState); return items.length; }, }); function ItemCount() { const count = useRecoilValue(itemCountState); return Total Items: {count} ; } export default function App() { return ( ); } Key Points Selectors do not store values — they compute them. They can depend on multiple atoms and selectors. They improve performance by only recalculating when dependencies change. They help keep derived logic separate from components.  ( 5 min )

Recoil is a state management library for React that makes it easier to manage and share state between components without falling into prop drilling nightmares. Below, we’ll explore the core concepts you need to get started, using just a few essential APIs. 1. RecoilRoot Every Recoil-based application must wrap its top-level component tree inside a . provider that enables Recoil’s state management features. Without it, Recoil atoms and selectors won’t work. import { RecoilRoot } from 'recoil'; import App from './App'; function Root() { return ( ); } 2. atom An atom is the smallest unit of state in Recoil. useState variable, but global — any component that uses it will read and update the same shared value. import { atom …  ( 6 min )

Prostore is a complete Next.js e-commerce platform that handles everything from authentication to payment processing. Just found this and it could save weeks of development time for anyone building online stores. Key features: 🔐 NextAuth integration with multiple providers 💳 Both Stripe and PayPal payment support 📊 Built-in admin dashboard with analytics 🗄️ PostgreSQL with Prisma ORM setup 🎨 ShadCN/ui components for modern design 📱 Fully responsive across all devices 🌙 Dark/light mode switching included The TypeScript implementation looks solid and the database schema is well thought out. Worth checking out if you're building ecommerce solutions. 👉 Blog Post 👉 GitHub Repo 👉 Live Demo  ( 5 min )

Introducing NeuroVerse Beta‑3 — Modular, Private AI Assistant for Android NeuroVerse is a privacy-first, offline AI assistant designed for Android, now with a powerful plugin system and Jetpack Compose UI. After weeks of work, I’m excited to release Beta‑3, packed with significant improvements and a smoother developer experience. NeuroVerse transforms natural language prompts into structured commands, executes them through dynamically loaded plugins, and securely stores context using a symbolic memory system called NeuronTree. Everything runs entirely offline — no external APIs, no telemetry — just fast, local inference powered by llama.cpp models. Modular Plugin System .zip plugins allow for flexible extension without modifying core code. Jetpack Compose UI AI Chat Plugin + Sharing …  ( 6 min )

Building an AI-Powered Personal Brand in 2025 Jaideep Parashar ・ Aug 15 #ai #beginners #learning #career  ( 5 min )

In 2025, personal branding isn’t just about showing up online — it’s about showing up smart. When I built ReThynk AI, I didn’t have a massive budget or a marketing team. Here’s my playbook for building your AI-powered personal brand this year. 1️⃣ Get Crystal Clear on Your Brand Core Before you post a single thing, know: Who you help What you stand for Why people should trust you 💡 Try This Prompt: “You are a personal branding coach. Ask me 7 questions to uncover my audience, core message, and brand voice.” Once you have that clarity, every post, product, and conversation will feel aligned. 📂 Resource: I cover this in depth on the ReThynk AI YouTube Channel, where I walk through brand-building exercises live. 2️⃣ Use AI to Generate Consistent Content Most people fail at personal brandin…  ( 7 min )

A escolha de uma VPS (Servidor Virtual Privado) no Brasil é fundamental para empresas e desenvolvedores que desejam oferecer baixa latência e melhor experiência aos usuários locais. Com uma VPS localizada em território nacional, você garante que seus serviços e aplicações tenham mais velocidade de resposta, além de atender possíveis requisitos legais de hospedagem de dados. Nota: Embora o termo "VPS" (Servidor Virtual Privado) seja amplamente usado no mercado e neste artigo, a infraestrutura da LetsCloud é baseada em instâncias cloud. Isso significa que, diferente de uma VPS tradicional hospedada em um único servidor físico, nossas instâncias rodam em uma infraestrutura distribuída, com escalabilidade, alta disponibilidade e recursos sob demanda. Mantemos o termo “VPS” para facilitar a com…  ( 6 min )

If you’ve ever joined a new project and found yourself asking, “What environment variables do I need?” …you know the frustration. You open the repo, search for .env.example—if it even exists—only to find it outdated or missing. Now you’re digging through the codebase, scanning for every process.env.SOMETHING just to figure out what to put in your .env file. That’s where Spotenv comes in. Spotenv is a tiny but powerful CLI tool that scans your source code, finds all your environment variable references, and automatically creates or updates a .env.example file. It’s like having a smart assistant that keeps your environment variable documentation always up-to-date—without you lifting a finger. “Spotenv is a small, practical CLI tool that scans your project source code to find environment vari…  ( 6 min )

Choosing a VPS (Virtual Private Server) in Brazil is essential for companies and developers who want to offer low latency and a better experience to local users. With a VPS located within the country, you ensure that your services and applications have faster response times while meeting possible legal requirements for hosting data. Note: While the term “VPS” (Virtual Private Server) is widely used in the market and throughout this article, LetsCloud’s infrastructure is based on cloud instances. This means that, unlike a traditional VPS hosted on a single physical server, our instances run on a distributed infrastructure, offering scalability, high availability, and on-demand resources. We keep using the term “VPS” to make it easier for people to understand and to match what most users sea…  ( 6 min )

Originally published at https://www.nocobase.com/en/blog/weekly-updates-20250815. Summarize the weekly product update logs, and the latest releases can be checked on our blog. NocoBase is currently updated with three branches: main , next and develop. main：The most stable version to date, recommended for installation; next：Beta version, contains upcoming new features and has been preliminarily tested. There might be some known or unknown issues. It's mainly for test users to collect feedback and optimize functions further. Ideal for test users who want to experience new features early and give feedback; develop：Alpha version, contains the latest feature code, may be incomplete or unstable, mainly for internal dev and rapid iteration. Suited for tech users interested in product's cutting-e…  ( 7 min )

Chop Session | Trap Draw, Ep 354 The Big Guy is back in the Trap Draw with TC, kicking things off by recapping Randy’s whirlwind travels and diving into the messy Neil vs. Randy Whoop strain challenge controversy. They even tackle the dreaded monitoring list purge, so expect plenty of light roasting and inside jokes along the way. After the main dish, they sneak in some laid-back travel tales and hot takes on football and baseball, all while rallying behind the Evans Scholars Foundation and giving props to their usual crew of sponsors. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

👋👋👋👋 Looking back on your week -- what was something you're proud of? All wins count -- big or small 🎉 Examples of 'wins' include: Getting a promotion! Starting a new project Fixing a tricky bug Discovering a new album Happy Friday!  ( 5 min )

time.Ticker 是 Go 语言标准库 time 包中一个强大的工具，用于实现周期性的任务。它以固定的时间间隔向一个通道发送事件，非常适合用于轮询、定时刷新缓存、心跳检测等多种场景。然而，不当的使用也可能导致 goroutine 泄漏和程序性能问题。本文将全面总结 time.Ticker 的使用技巧，从基础用法到高级模式，帮助您高效、安全地在项目中使用它。 创建一个 Ticker 非常简单，只需调用 time.NewTicker() 并传入一个 time.Duration 类型的参数作为时间间隔。 package main import ( "fmt" "time" ) func main() { // 创建一个每秒触发一次的 ticker ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second) defer ticker.Stop() // 确保在不需要时停止 ticker done := make(chan bool) go func() { for { select { case <-done: return case t := <-ticker.C: fmt.Println("Tick at", t) } } }() // 运行一段时间后停止 time.Sleep(5 * time.Second) done <- true fmt.Println("Ticker stopped") } 核心要点: time.NewTicker(durat…  ( 6 min )

Welcome to the first chapter of my 10-Part Series — Building a Design System Agnostic UI Library 🚀. This series will document every step of the journey — from architecture decisions to real coding challenges (and yes, even the fails) 🌐🛠️. What is Cloak UI? 🐳 How Cloak UI is different from other libraries? My Real World Struggles with UI Libraries 📦 The Real Problem: UI Vendor Lock-In 💻 How Cloak UI Solves This Problem 🖼️ Why This Matters for Frontend Developers & Teams 📦🚀 What’s Next? Cloak UI is an open-source library that helps frontend developers build UI components without being locked into a specific design system or UI library. Whether you're using Radix, shadcn/ui, Hero UI, or even custom components, Cloak UI provides a layer of abstraction that makes switchi…  ( 6 min )

Live replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR1B0jSsHjA In the wave of data-driven and intelligent transformation, the value of data scheduling platforms is being redefined. The integration of Tianyi Cloud Wing MR and Apache DolphinScheduler is not just a matter of technology selection, but also a deep fusion and innovative exploration from community to enterprise. The cooperation between the Tianyi Cloud team and the Apache DolphinScheduler community has a long history. In addition to deep usage in production environments, team members actively participate in community building through PR submissions, issue feedback, feature suggestions, and more to drive project iteration. Some contribution examples: PR #17037: Optimized task execution logic PR #17165: Added log retrieval client T…  ( 7 min )

What Startups Can Gain from the Oracle–Google Gemini AI Partnership Dexter Honorio ・ Aug 15 #oracle #googlecloud #gemini #startup  ( 5 min )

Oracle and Google’s expanded partnership brings Google’s latest Gemini models, starting with Gemini 2.5, to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Generative AI service via Vertex AI. For innovators and young startups, this is more than enterprise news, it’s a sign of how AI capabilities are becoming more accessible across different cloud platforms. By tapping into Gemini through OCI, startups can build AI agents that handle complex reasoning, generate content, automate workflows, and analyze large datasets at speed. Because this is delivered through Vertex AI, founders can integrate these capabilities without needing to fully migrate their systems to a different cloud provider. Here’s how innovators can leverage this: Prototype Fast – Use Gemini models to build and test AI features directly in OCI, cutting down the time from concept to MVP. Enhance Business Apps – Once Gemini models integrate into Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, automate tasks in finance, HR, or supply chain without developing from scratch. Hybrid Cloud Advantage – If your startup already uses Oracle services, you can now blend them with Google’s AI power while keeping your data and infrastructure in place. Scale Responsibly – Start small with targeted AI use cases, then scale up as your business grows without reengineering core systems. For startup founders, this partnership means more AI choice, better integration options, and a smoother path from idea to impact—whether you’re streamlining operations or creating entirely new products. Learn more → https://goo.gle/4mMNkuh  ( 6 min )

For developers and enthusiasts seeking an open-source alternative to YouTube with a modern tech stack, SmarTube offers a compelling solution. Crafted by Hemang Bairwa, SmarTube is more than just another clone—it’s a robust, feature-rich video-sharing platform that combines responsiveness, a sleek interface, and an engaging set of functionalities. SmarTube is a YouTube clone developed using ReactJS, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, RapidAPI, and Material UI. The project delivers an experience reminiscent of the original YouTube platform, boasting seamless navigation, interactive video playback, and a curated content feed—all wrapped in a visually appealing design. Live Link Modern Tech Stack: SmarTube leverages ReactJS for a highly interactive UI and Material UI for clean, intuitive components. AP…  ( 6 min )

Introduction In today’s fast-paced innovation landscape, intellectual property (IP) is the cornerstone of competitive advantage. Patent attorneys, R&D managers, and IP professionals face an ever-growing challenge: how to efficiently analyze and manage vast amounts of patent data. Traditional keyword-based searches often fall short, leading to missed prior art or inefficient workflows. This is where AI patent search platforms like IPRally and Traindex come into play. By leveraging artificial intelligence, these tools are transforming how professionals discover, analyze, and act on patent information. This article explores the rise of AI patent search, focusing on IPRally and Traindex, and how they compare in terms of features, performance, and user experience. We’ll also highlight case s…  ( 11 min )

Hello again my friends! As always, my name is Gustavo, and I'm a Computer Engineering student. I'm writing these articles to help me learn while teaching you at the same time :). IMAGES: To insert an image in HTML, we use: We can add a description that will be displayed if the image does not load: We can add a caption to an image too, we do that using the and tags: Put your caption here The commands to use in the tag image are: Basic HTML Attributes src – Specifies the image file URL. alt – Provides alternative text for accessibility or when the image cannot be displayed. width – Sets the image width (…  ( 7 min )

In React, components are the foundation of your application. Think of them as the building blocks of your app’s UI (user interface). React components allow you to break down your app into smaller, more manageable pieces that you can reuse, combine, and maintain. In this article, we’ll walk you through the basics of creating components with props and JSX, explaining each concept thoroughly. By the end, you’ll know how to build simple React components, pass data between them using props, and structure your components in a way that scales with your app. This guide is part of the React Deep Dive series and is a longer read, split into three big sections: Core concepts – components, props, and JSX basics. Making components dynamic – conditional rendering, component composition, and reusability.…  ( 19 min )

BlenderGPT may sometimes fail to work properly. After installing the add-on, go to Blender’s add-on settings screen, click the “folder” icon, and open the add-on’s installation folder. Open the __init__.py file in Notepad or another text editor. Search for openai.api_key and enter your API Key directly in its declaration. Applying the above fix will allow BlenderGPT to function normally. That concludes our guide on how to work around the BlenderGPT malfunction. Thank you for reading.  ( 5 min )

Types of Banks (By RBI) Scheduled Banks: These are banks that are included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. These banks must meet certain criteria set by the Reserve Bank of India. The bank must be registered with the RBI. It must have a paid-up capital and reserves of at least ₹5 lakhs (this limit may vary). They are eligible to borrow money from the RBI at the bank rate. It must be financially sound Examples: Commercial Banks (Public, Private, and Foreign Banks). These are banks that are not included in the Second Schedule of the RBI Act. These banks do not meet the criteria laid out by the RBI for inclusion in the list of scheduled banks. These banks are not eligible to borrow money from the RBI at the bank rate. They do not have the same lev…  ( 9 min )

> About Author SafeLine, an open-source Web Application Firewall built for real-world threats. While SafeLine focuses on HTTP-layer protection, our emergency response center monitors and responds to RCE and authentication vulnerabilities across the stack to help developers stay safe. Citrix NetScaler ADC is a high-performance application delivery and load balancing solution that boosts application availability, speed, and security. NetScaler Gateway provides secure remote access, ensuring users can connect to corporate resources from anywhere. Recently, Citrix released a security patch addressing a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability that could expose session tokens. Our security analysis at Chaitin Tech found that this issue can be exploited through a buffer overflow, making …  ( 6 min )

Three years ago, I had the most efficient project team I'd ever managed. Eight people, consistently delivering complex software implementations ahead of schedule, with client satisfaction ratings that made other departments envious. https://fateteam.bigcartel.com/my-thoughts  ( 8 min )

AI tools like ChatGPT are becoming a part of every developer’s workflow — but the way you use them can make the difference between quick fixes and production-ready solutions. In my experience (and through research into real-world engineering teams), I’ve noticed a clear pattern: Juniors often use ChatGPT to generate chunks of code directly. Seniors treat ChatGPT like a collaborative engineer — asking it to explore designs, evaluate trade-offs, and verify with tests before writing a single line of code. This post takes you through: Mindset differences between junior and senior engineers using ChatGPT Side-by-side prompt examples showing exactly how each approaches the same task How seniors handle constraints, validation, and integration into a real codebase A ready-to-use checklist to improve your AI-assisted development process If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re getting the most out of ChatGPT, or you want to level up from just “getting code” to “shipping robust features,” you’ll find this guide valuable. 👉 Read the full in-depth breakdown here: https://er-raj-aryan.medium.com/junior-vs-senior-developers-how-they-use-chatgpt-for-coding-key-differences-explained-5e2b669d4a01  ( 5 min )

Former Sony Exec Slams Game Subs Former Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shawn Layden ripped into subscription services like Xbox Game Pass, arguing they can turn developers into “wage slaves” and don’t add real value to the industry. Meanwhile, PlayStation Plus is beefing up its lineup this month with big hitters Mortal Kombat 1 and Marvel’s Spider-Man, plus smaller gems like Harold Halibut, Indika and Unicorn Overlord. And in Borderlands 4 news, we finally meet the last vault hunter: Amon the Forgeknight. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

A Head-scratching Problem [undefined] == false; // Outputs true, believe it or not? [undefined] === false; // But here it outputs false, why??? JavaScript variables have the following characteristics: Weakly typed, and can change types dynamically Accessed as wrapped objects by their corresponding types, making it difficult to access primitive values directly Except for a few special types, all variables appear to be objects Different types can be used together in calculations and comparisons When performing calculations or comparisons, the JavaScript engine automatically converts variables into appropriate values. This conversion happens "under the table" without explicit type declarations, so we call it Implicit Conversion. [1] document.all is also falsy. See documentation. [2] Non-primitive to primitive conversion is also an implicit conversion. It first calls the valueOf() method to get the primitive value. If there's no return value or if it's non-primitive, it then calls toString(). If neither valueOf() nor toString() exists, it throws an error. Analyzing the initial logical comparison: [undefined] == false; This is a primitive vs. non-primitive comparison, so first convert the non-primitive to primitive: [undefined] => [undefined].toString() => '' Becomes: [undefined] == false => '' == false Now comparing string and boolean, convert both to number: '' == false => 0 == 0 Ultimately becomes 0 == 0, which returns true. Whereas [undefined] === false is simpler: === is a strict equality operator that requires both type and value to be identical. Since they're different types, it returns false.  ( 5 min )

"Two tools. Same goal. Totally different vibes." If you're diving into Infrastructure as Code (IaC) on AWS, chances are you've run into this question: Should I use Terraform or CloudFormation? It’s like choosing between Batman and Iron Man — both are powerful, but which one fits your mission? In this post, we’ll break down Terraform and CloudFormation in plain English, using relatable metaphors, practical examples, and decision-ready insights. Let’s settle this IaC showdown. 💥 IaC lets you manage your cloud resources like software. No more clicking around the AWS Console Your infrastructure is version-controlled and repeatable You write code → Apply → Boom! Your infra is deployed Think of IaC like using a recipe instead of cooking from memory. Reliable, shareable, and way less stressful. …  ( 8 min )

Jadi inilah hari pertamamu di pengenalan Earl. Seperti masa-masa PLS (Pengenalan Lingkungan Sekolah), dimana para siswa berkenalan pada siswa lama di sekolah, memberikan pertunjukan sorak-sorai, mendapatkan teman baru, memperoleh pencapaian hari pertama dengan memberanikan diri maju di panggung, dan lain sebagainya. Inilah lingkungan PLS Earl Anda akan mulai mengenali pengenalan kode baru, perintah baru, hari baru, komunitas baru, orang baru, dan semuanya baru. 'Baru' ini kata unik setiap pemula atau baik ahli, karena Earl diluncurkan pada 11 Mei 2025 maka dia baru, baru untukmu. Setiap peran baru adalah sebuah karunia dari Tuhan itu sendiri. Dialah yang menjadikan Anda baru dalam memulai "pembuatan kode dalam bahasa pemrograman Earl" yang diartikel ini kita akan membahas. Pembahasannya ad…  ( 6 min )

Introducing WahResume: Your AI-Powered Career Companion 🚀 Looking for your next dream job? Let me introduce you to WahResume, an innovative AI-powered resume builder designed to help job seekers stand out in today's competitive market. ✨ AI-Driven Content Generation - Smart suggestions for skills, experience descriptions, and industry-specific keywords 📊 ATS-Optimized Templates - Ensures your resume gets past Applicant Tracking Systems 🎨 Professional Designs - Multiple templates tailored for different industries ⚡ Real-Time Optimization - Get instant feedback on your resume's effectiveness As a developer who has been through countless job applications, I understand the pain of crafting the perfect resume. Traditional resume builders often lack the intelligence to suggest relevant content or optimize for modern hiring processes. WahResume leverages AI to: Analyze job descriptions and suggest relevant skills Optimize content for ATS compatibility Provide industry-specific recommendations Generate compelling achievement statements Smart Content Suggestions: AI analyzes your background and suggests improvements Keyword Optimization: Automatically includes relevant industry keywords Multiple Export Formats: PDF, Word, and web-friendly versions Real-time Preview: See changes instantly as you edit Mobile Responsive: Edit your resume on any device Ready to transform your job search? Check out WahResume at wahresume.com I'm continuously improving the platform based on user feedback. Upcoming features include: Cover letter generation LinkedIn profile optimization Interview preparation tools Job matching recommendations Have you used AI tools for job hunting? What features would you find most valuable in a resume builder? Let me know in the comments below! 👇 JobSearch #CareerDevelopment #AITools #ResumeBuilder  ( 5 min )

In a world where sensitive data leaks happen daily, sharing passwords, API keys, or confidential information over email or chat is risky. That’s the problem Wisp solves. Wisp is a secure, one-time secret sharing application. Key highlights: Secrets are encrypted using AES-256-CBC before storage Optional password protection Links auto-expire after minutes, hours, or days Secrets are deleted permanently after first viewing No decrypted secret is ever stored server-side Wisp is built with a stack that prioritizes security, developer productivity, and a modern user experience. Backend Laravel 12.21 with PHP 8.4 Laravel’s AES-256-CBC encryption Bcrypt password hashing MySQL 8.0+ PHPUnit for backend tests Frontend Vue 3.5 (Composition API) with TypeScript Inertia.js 2.0 for seamless Laravel-Vue…  ( 7 min )

A good theme isn’t just a color palette — it’s a tool to protect your focus, reduce fatigue, and make your editor feel like home. I’ve always enjoyed fine-tuning my development environment — from terminal fonts to keyboard shortcuts. But I could never quite settle on a theme that felt truly coherent, balanced, and comfortable for long hours of work. So I decided to try something: build my own Visual Studio Code theme. Not as a designer, but as a developer — out of curiosity, to learn, and to see how much impact a well-crafted theme could really have. From the start, Harmonia had a clear goal: to be a dark, soft, visually consistent theme, especially tailored for web developers. I focused on the languages and file types I use the most: PHP, JavaScript (and friends like TypeScript and JSX), …  ( 7 min )

342. Power of Four Difficulty: Easy Topics: Math, Bit Manipulation, Recursion Given an integer n, return true if it is a power of three. Otherwise, return false. An integer n is a power of three, if there exists an integer x such that n == 4x. Example 1: Input: n = 16 Output: true Example 2: Input: n = 5 Output: false Example 3: Input: n = 1 Output: true Constraints: -231 <= n <= 231 - 1 Follow up: Could you solve it without loops/recursion? Solution: We need to determine if a given integer n is a power of four. An integer n is a power of four if there exists an integer x such that n = 4x. The solution should efficiently check this condition without using loops or recursion. Check for Positive and Non-zero: Since powers of four are always positive, any non-positive n (i.e., n <= 0) immedia…  ( 32 min )

the first problem I am facing is this: why do I need to master HTML first, then CSS? For example, I make a heading and then apply changes to it daily, like changing the background color or text color. I have to switch for every tag rather than doing it one time between languages. Why is it like this? Why do I have to learn the whole structure in general (HTML) and then its styling (CSS) for making a website or a project? It is clear that I have to make a heading or paragraph first, then I will style it. But for general learning, there are many courses that say “Learn full or advanced HTML” and then CSS. This thing confuses me daily while learning.  ( 5 min )

Introduction: Why Memory Alignment Matters in Go Imagine your Go program as a sleek race car, but it’s sluggish because the wheels are out of alignment. In Go development, memory alignment is the tune-up that gets your code running smoothly, especially in high-performance apps like APIs or real-time systems. If you’re a Go developer with a year or two of experience, mastering memory alignment can level up your skills and make your code faster and leaner. Why care? The CPU loves data stored in neat, predictable chunks (like 8 bytes on a 64-bit system). Misaligned data forces the CPU to make extra trips, slowing things down. In a project, I once optimized a Go struct in a high-traffic API, cutting memory usage by 20% and boosting response times by 15%. Small changes, big wins! This guide b…  ( 12 min )

Hey, serverless builders! 🚀 Exciting news from AWS! AWS has launched a feature that direct support for deploying AWS Lambda functions using GitHub Actions. This new capability significantly streamlines the deployment process, eliminating the need for complex, custom scripting and boilerplate code. Before this, deploying a Lambda function from a GitHub workflow required manual steps to package code, configure IAM roles, and handle potential errors. Now, a dedicated GitHub Action handles all of this for you with a simple, declarative YAML configuration. This means less friction, faster deployments, and more time for you to focus on building amazing serverless applications. The new "Deploy Lambda Function" GitHub Action simplifies your CI/CD pipeline by providing a direct and secure way to u…  ( 7 min )

So, you're self-hosting awesome apps like Jellyfin, Home Assistant, or your personal blog with Docker. You want that sweet, sweet HTTPS padlock for secure connections, and Let's Encrypt is the obvious choice for free SSL certs. Awesome! You set up your reverse proxy (maybe Traefik, because it's slick!), point it to your app, and tell it to get a certificate... only to hit a wall. Why? Meet the home networker's nemesis: ISPs blocking incoming port 80. The Standard Way (and the Wall) Let's Encrypt's default validation method, HTTP-01, is simple: their servers try to access a special file on your server over standard HTTP (port 80) to prove you control the domain. Let's Encrypt -> Your Public IP:80 -> Does challenge file exist? -> OK! Cert Issued! But if your ISP blocks incoming connections …  ( 7 min )

Morris found it could also reproduce verbatim passages from copyrighted works, including three out of six book excerpts he tried.  ( 10 min )

New research reveals open-source AI models use up to 10 times more computing resources than closed alternatives, potentially negating cost advantages for enterprise deployments.  ( 8 min )

The Federal Reserve has shuttered the Novel Activities Supervision Program it built in 2023 that was — in part — meant to focus on banks' crypto activity.  ( 28 min )

The crypto rally continues to quickly reverse course just two days after bitcoin surged to a new record and ether soared to a five-year high.  ( 29 min )

XLM trades in a tight range with strong support at $0.42 as record wallet growth and rising total value locked fuel optimism for a push toward the $0.50 resistance — and potentially beyond.  ( 29 min )

Authorities detain convicted trafficker Tomáš Jiřikovský in probe over bitcoin gifted to Ministry of Justice, with the case expanding to money laundering and drug charges.  ( 26 min )

Hedera’s token rebounded sharply from overnight lows before retreating on heavy selling, as ETF filings and cross-chain integrations underscored growing institutional engagement.  ( 29 min )

Three high-profile exploiters have taken advantage of ether’s rally to liquidate stolen funds, pocketing tens of millions in extra profits.  ( 27 min )

The firm, led by Mike Novogratz, projected its deal with AI cloud firm CoreWeave could generate $1 billion in annual revenue over 15 years.  ( 28 min )

SEC Chair Paul Atkins appeared on "Mornings With Maria" to discuss his recently announced "Project Crypto.  ( 28 min )

Cardano (ADA) was also a top performer, rising 3.4% from Thursday.  ( 23 min )

BONK stabilizes after testing major support, with institutional traders eyeing potential upside from current consolidation zone  ( 27 min )

The raise will be used to build out their yield infrastructure for traders, protocols, and institutions that are tapped into the Hyperliquid ecosystem.  ( 27 min )

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 15, 2025  ( 40 min )

BTC and MSTR post Sharpe ratios above 2.0, far outpacing tech peers around 1.0, while implied volatility drops to new lows.  ( 28 min )

The price is more than quadruple the June IPO price of $31 when the company debuted on the New York Stock Exchange.  ( 25 min )

A regulatory review earlier this year found weaknesses in some exchanges’ cyber defenses, prompting the SFC to set new custody standards for licensed platforms.  ( 26 min )

Coinbase expects falling bitcoin dominance, improving liquidity and renewed investor appetite to shift gains toward altcoins starting in September.  ( 28 min )

Ether traders took the biggest hit, with $348.9 million liquidated, followed by Bitcoin at $177.1 million. Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin saw $64.2 million, $58.8 million, and $35.8 million in liquidations, respectively.  ( 28 min )

Despite the drop, late-session buying hints at renewed accumulation from large holders as selling pressure eased.  ( 29 min )

ETH’s rally is fueled by record flows and BTC outperformance, but rising exchange inflows spark debate over momentum vs. consolidation.  ( 29 min )

Language is messy, subtle, and full of meaning that shifts with context. Teaching machines to truly understand it is one of the hardest problems in artificial intelligence. That challenge is what natural language understanding (NLU) sets out to solve...  ( 14 min )

On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Dominick Monaco. He dropped out college to hike the Appalachian Trail, a 2,200 mile backpacking route across the US. After working in nature conservation for 3 years...  ( 3 min )

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Taiwan’s “silicon shield” could be weakening Taiwanese politics increasingly revolves around one crucial question: Will China invade? China’s ruling party has wanted to seize Taiwan for more than half a century. But in…  ( 22 min )

June had no idea that GPT-5 was coming. The Norwegian student was enjoying a late-night writing session last Thursday when her ChatGPT collaborator started acting strange. “It started forgetting everything, and it wrote really badly,” she says. “It was like a robot.” June, who asked that we use only her first name for privacy reasons,…  ( 24 min )

There is no word for art in most Native American languages. Instead, the closest terms speak not to objecthood but to action and intention. In Lakota, “wówačhiŋtȟaŋka” implies deep thought or reflection, while “wóčhekiye” suggests offering or prayer. Art is not separate from life; it is ceremony, instruction, design. Like architecture or code, it carries…  ( 20 min )

One winter afternoon in a conference room in Taipei, a pair of twentysomething women dragged their friend across the floor. Lying on the ground in checkered pants and a brown sweatshirt, she was pretending to be either injured or dead. One friend picked her up by her arms, the other grabbed hold of her legs,…  ( 43 min )

This time five years ago, we were in the throes of the covid-19 pandemic. By August 2020, we’d seen school closures, national lockdowns, and widespread panic. That year, the coronavirus was responsible for around 3 million deaths, according to the World Health Organization. Then came the vaccines. The first mRNA vaccines for covid were authorized for…  ( 23 min )

Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) has announced that the KL International Airport (KLIA) Aerotrain will undergo scheduled overnight maintenance works over a two-week period starting 18 August. The works, aimed at optimising the system’s performance, will take place between midnight and 5am daily to minimise disruption during peak travel hours. Managing director Datuk Mohd Izani […] The post KLIA Aerotrain To Undergo Scheduled Overnight Works From 18 August 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

Edifier Malaysia officially launched two new products this month. The first is the Neobuds Pro 3 TWS earbuds, while the second are the MR5 speakers. Starting with the Edifier Neobuds Pro 3, the earbuds are powered by an armature and dynamic driver combo and a fine-tuned Digital Signal Processor (DSP). Additionally, the earbuds are powered […] The post Edifier Launches New NeoBuds Pro 3 Earbuds And MR5 Speakers appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Looking for a way to scratch your nostalgic itch? Cassette, a new video playback app for iOS, lets users watch their own videos as if they were on a VHS. The app, which launched earlier this week, lets users relive the days of VHS by transforming videos from the photo library and transforming them into […] The post Cassette App Turns Your Videos Into Nostalgic VHS Tapes  appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Antigravity, the sub-brand of Insta360, has unveiled its first drone. It’s called the Antigravity A1 and the company is claiming it to be the world’s first All-In-One 8K 360° drone. The A1 drone features a dual-lens camera system that is capable of capturing everything around it, in 360°. In typical drone fashion, it’s a quadcopter […] The post Antigravity Unveils A1 Drone With 8K 360-Degree Capture Capabilities appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Zeekr Malaysia has released the specifications of its upcoming 7X electric SUV on its official website, ahead of the vehicle’s local launch. The EV was first shown during the Malaysian Auto Show (MAS 2025) and, at that time, the automaker unveiled an indicative price for the first 500 customers. It was also revealed that the […] The post Zeekr 7X Specifications Detailed Ahead Of Local Launch appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )

Xiaomi has officially launched the base variant of the POCO M7 series in Malaysia today, close to five months after the Pro model was introduced. It should be noted this new phone is a different model than the one launched in India back in March, complete with a different design as well as specifications. On […] The post POCO M7 Lands In Malaysia; Starts From RM469 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

If there’s one type of gaming peripheral that people most associate with the HyperX name, chances are it’s gaming headsets. The now HP-owned brand has announced two more, plus two microphones aimed at the streamer and podcast market. Headlining the bunch though is the Cloud Alpha 2 wireless headset. Why is it the highlight of […] The post HyperX Unveils Cloud Alpha 2 Headset With 250-Hour Battery Life appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

Touch ‘n Go (TnG) Sdn Bhd has once again launched a limited-edition Hot Wheels TnG NFC card today (15 August 2025). The announcement was made via the company’s social media platforms. This latest release is available exclusively at Jaya Grocer stores nationwide (except in Sabah and Sarawak) and is priced at RM25. According to the […] The post Touch ‘n Go Unveils New Limited-Edition Hot Wheels NFC Card appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

CIMB has issued a notice on its official website to inform customers that some of its banking services will be temporarily unavailable this weekend due to system maintenance. Aside from disruptions to the MyDebit system, the self service terminals will be affected. The system maintenance is scheduled for Saturday, 16 August 2025 from 12:01AM until […] The post CIMB Announces Downtime For Self Service Terminals On 16 And 17 August 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

Remember the fingernail-sized SSD that Biwin announced back in April this year? Well, it looks like the brand already has working samples and is sending them out to certain companies to trial its efficacy. While Biwin is simply referring to its product as a Mini SSD, some manufacturers are calling it the “1517”, in reference […] The post Biwin Close To Launching PCIe 4.0 Mini SSD That Slots In Like A SIM Card appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Maybank has announced that it has made houseowner and householder insurance and takaful plans available on the MAE app. Of the two, the former is pretty self explanatory. On the other hand, the latter is for renters and covers the furniture they have bought themselves, as well as their other possessions. With that being said, […] The post Maybank: Houseowner, Householder Insurance, Takaful Available In MAE App appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

The decision for an automaker to produce a model as a CKD (Completely Knocked Down) unit hinges on several factors, including the availability of a local assembly plant, regulatory requirements and tax incentives. These aspects must offer clear advantages for the automaker to justify the investment in local assembly. This appears to be the case […] The post Leapmotor Confirms CKD Production For Malaysian Market appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

WhatsApp is not generally the messaging or voice call platform you think of when work calls are involved. But the Meta subsidiary is rolling out features that make it feel just like that, for better or worse. And of the relatively short list, the one that feels the least like work is the ability to […] The post WhatsApp Rolls Out Scheduled Calls, Reactions In Group Calls appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

It seems Google is continuing to dabble in AI-powered tools. The company’s newest offering is a feature called Flight Deals. It exists within Google Flights, and serves to help travellers seek out suitable flights at cheaper prices. In a blog post announcing the tool, Google claims that Flight Deals is meant for flexible travellers who […] The post Google Launches AI-Powered Flight Deals In Certain Regions appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

The Samsung Galaxy S25 FE is expected to launch sometime next month, and as per usual, rumours and leaks have been circulating ahead of the device’s official debut. This time, Android Headlines has shared a set of renders showcasing the phone in various colours and angles. Based on these renders, it looks like the Galaxy […] The post Leaked Renders Show Samsung Galaxy S25 FE In Four Colour Options appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Kodak has issued a statement refuting media reports suggesting it is ceasing operations, going out of business, or preparing to file for bankruptcy. The company said such claims, which stem from a recent CNN report citing its latest earnings filing, misrepresent a technical disclosure required by accounting rules. In its second-quarter 2025 earnings report, Kodak […] The post Kodak Denies Bankruptcy Rumours, Says Business Remains Stable appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

The US government is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in Intel to boost the company’s domestic manufacturing capabilities, Bloomberg reports. Details on the potential deal’s size or value have not been disclosed, and sources say discussions are still in the early stages. The talks come shortly after President Donald Trump called for CEO […] The post US Government Reportedly Considering Stake In Intel appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

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Problem You need to send POST requests with different types of data (JSON, form data, plain text) using the built-in fetch() API in Node.js, with proper headers and error handling. // 1. Basic POST with JSON Data async function postJSON(url, data) { try { const response = await fetch(url, { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify(data) }); if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`POST failed: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`); } return await response.json(); } catch (error) { console.error('POST JSON error:', error.message); throw error; } } // 2. POST with Form Data (application/x-www-form-urlencoded) async function postForm…  ( 9 min )

Introduction Eloquent ORM makes database interactions elegant, but poorly optimized queries can cripple your Laravel application's performance. While most developers recognize basic N+1 issues, true performance mastery comes from systematic query profiling, strategic eager loading, and advanced optimization techniques that most Laravel developers never explore. In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover battle-tested methods to transform sluggish Eloquent queries into lightning-fast operations. Whether you're handling million-row datasets or optimizing for Black Friday traffic spikes, these advanced profiling and tuning strategies will ensure your database layer performs at its absolute peak. Before diving into optimization, it's crucial to understand the key metrics that define query …  ( 14 min )

Introduction Memory bloat is the silent killer of Laravel application performance, yet most developers never look beyond basic configuration tweaks. While Laravel's elegant abstractions make development a joy, they can lead to significant memory overhead that cripples your application under load. In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover battle-tested memory optimization techniques specifically tailored for Laravel applications that transform resource-hungry processes into lean, efficient operations. Whether you're battling "Allowed memory size exhausted" errors or optimizing for cost-effective scaling, these advanced strategies will ensure your Laravel application runs with maximum efficiency. We'll dive deep into memory profiling, garbage collection tuning, and architectural pattern…  ( 13 min )

We often see security guards stationed outside places like shopping malls, banks, restaurants, and houses. These guards stand at the entrances to monitor who comes in and goes out, ensuring that no unauthorized person sneaks in unnoticed. Essentially, the guard acts as a protective barrier between the area and visitors. In our digital world, a massive amount of incoming and outgoing traffic flows between our devices and the Internet. What if someone sneaks in unnoticed through this traffic? Just like a security guard for physical premises, we need a security guard for our digital devices to inspect all data coming in and going out. This digital guard is called a firewall. A firewall is designed to inspect network or device traffic, both inbound and outbound. Its goal is the same as a physi…  ( 15 min )

Following up on this other post, I recently started running Claude Code inside my dev containers as well. Turns out I sometimes need a bit more from my dev environment than what my sandbox can provide. As a non-root user inside an ephemeral container, running heavy tests that require a whole bunch of dependencies is not too convenient... Sure, I could give that user more permissions, but reinstalling dependencies every single time I spin up a container can get annoying quite quickly. I decided to handle each distinct use differently: Quick, disposable tests? Sandbox with ephemeral containers. Longer sessions working on complex projects? Dev containers, a persistent setup. A common long-lived session for me is working on aetherlay, where I prefer using a dev container because it also lets me manage service dependencies like Redis, which I have to run in a "companion" container. But enough talk, let's get to the code... Here's a minimal devcontainer.json to mount your local .claude folder into your dev container so that Claude can keep and reuse its memory: { "name": "Dev Container", "service": "dev", "workspaceFolder": "/workspace", "remoteUser": "root", "mounts": [ "source=~/.claude,target=/root/.claude,type=bind,consistency=cached" ] } For the corresponding Dockerfile, you can do something like this: # Use whatever base image you want FROM alpine:latest # Install Node.js and npm (required by Claude Code) RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache nodejs npm # Install Claude Code RUN npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code # Match the workspaceFolder set in devcontainer.json WORKDIR /workspace Place these two files in a .devcontainer folder at your project root in order to have them automatically picked up by VS Code or compatible forks like Cursor. For a more complete example, check out the config I have for aetherlay. There's a lot of ways to do this, this one is simply meant as a starting point. Happy coding 🖖  ( 6 min )

This post is my submission for DEV Education Track: Build Apps with Google AI Studio. I built an AAC cards generator specially meant for children. AAC cards are visual communication tools that help people with speech or hearing impairments express themselves more easily. Link: https://github.com/alegita/AAC-cards-generator I was surprised how rapidly it went from prompt to the initial base of the project but to the sort of finish stage it took longer than just a few minutes, when the image prompt gets too complex and it’s told to not do something it completely ignores it, it’s better to keep it simple. The experience working in the environment was overall good, I liked how easily we can share, test and deploy projects.  ( 5 min )

A Simple Password Scheme Are online password generators and password library systems really safe and secure? With a across-site attack, someone may be able to read the password you are generating online. And hackers can and do attack centralized password library databases, to steal the database files and crack as many of the passwords as possible. This happened to the password service LastPass in 2022: https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/22/lastpass-customer-password-vaults-stolen/ In this article you will learn a reasonably simple password scheme that you can use across many services without worrying about your passwords being hacked, because we never have to store the passwords anywhere, even on paper. A linux terminal. The dicewords program. The pwgen program. Stickers (or other device n…  ( 11 min )

SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) is a comprehensive cybersecurity solution that provides real-time analysis of security alerts generated by applications and network hardware. By collecting, aggregating, and analyzing log data from various sources across an organization’s IT infrastructure, SIEM systems enable security teams to detect, investigate, and respond to potential threats more efficiently. These systems combine the functionalities of Security Information Management (SIM) and Security Event Management (SEM), delivering both historical data analysis and real-time monitoring capabilities. SIEM is essential for maintaining regulatory compliance, identifying suspicious behavior, and improving overall security posture. Before explaining the importance of SIEM, let's first…  ( 12 min )

When I began learning to code, I was starting from ground zero—no background, no experience. At first, I assumed that memorizing syntax and technical terms was the key to becoming a good programmer, especially as I dove into my first programming language, JavaScript. But over time, I realized that the real foundation of coding isn’t just about how to write the code—it’s about understanding the core concepts. Knowing what you can do with a language is far more powerful than simply knowing how to do it. That being said, if you already know JavaScript, you're in a great position to pick up Python quickly. Both are high-level, dynamically typed languages, and while they differ in syntax and use cases, many core programming concepts like variables, loops, and functions—remain the same. Whether …  ( 8 min )

If you follow this exactly, your app will: Deploy from GitHub with .env replaced each time Serve over HTTPS automatically Keep running after reboots Renew SSL certs without downtime 0️⃣ Prerequisites VPS with Ubuntu/Debian OR CentOS/AlmaLinux/Amazon Linux Domain pointing to VPS IP (A record set in DNS) GitHub repo with app code SSH access to VPS GitHub Actions enabled 1️⃣ Install Required Packages Ubuntu/Debian sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y sudo apt install curl git nginx ufw -y curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_22.x | sudo -E bash - sudo apt install -y nodejs sudo npm install -g pm2 CentOS / AlmaLinux / Amazon Linux sudo yum update -y sudo yum install curl git nginx -y curl -fsSL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_22.x | sudo bash - sudo yum inst…  ( 7 min )

Why BioShock 4 Still Isn’t Ready 2K’s next BioShock keeps tripping over its own ambition, with a fresh “since-confirmed” report admitting the project is still searching for solid ground. The Unlocked Clips crew dives into why the game’s development keeps slipping and explores whether the franchise’s dark charm can still wow players or if it’s leaning too hard on its legacy. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Neo Berlin 2087 – Gamescom 2025 Gameplay Trailer Get ready to dive headfirst into a gritty, neon-soaked future as Neo Berlin 2087 drops its latest gameplay teaser. You’ll switch between first- and third-person perspectives, meet rogue agents Bryan and Phoenix, and witness slick combat, jaw-dropping levels, and cinematic cutscenes. Coming soon to PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5, this action-RPG promises dystopian thrills, high-octane gunfights, and a world begging to be explored. Buckle up for the cyberpunk ride of the year! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

¿Qué es el Sistema Operativo Ubuntu? Ubuntu es un sistema operativo de la familia Linux, basado en la popular distribución Debian. Originario de la Isla de Man, Ubuntu ha ganado una gran popularidad y se utiliza ampliamente tanto en entornos de escritorio como en servidores. Escritorios Soportados: Ubuntu utiliza varios entornos de escritorio, siendo GNOME y Unity los más destacados. Esto permite a los usuarios elegir la interfaz que mejor se adapte a sus necesidades. Usos Diversos: Aunque Ubuntu está diseñado principalmente como un sistema operativo de escritorio, también puede funcionar como un servidor web. Además, permite su uso desde un pendrive o CD sin necesidad de instalación, lo que lo hace muy accesible. Soporte de Arquitecturas: Ubuntu es compatible con diversas arquitecturas de hardware, incluyendo armhf, i686, powerpc, ppc64el, s390x, y x86_64. Esto lo convierte en una opción versátil para diferentes dispositivos. Comunidad y Recursos Ubuntu cuenta con una gran base de usuarios, lo que significa que hay una abundancia de recursos disponibles en foros y sitios web. Esto facilita el desarrollo y el uso de la distribución, ya que los usuarios pueden encontrar ayuda y documentación fácilmente. Al utilizar el sistema de paquetes DEB, Ubuntu tiene acceso al vasto repositorio de software de Debian y Ubuntu. Esto permite a los usuarios instalar una amplia gama de aplicaciones y herramientas con facilidad. Ubuntu es un sistema operativo robusto y versátil, ideal tanto para principiantes como para usuarios avanzados. Su facilidad de uso, junto con un fuerte soporte comunitario, lo convierte en una de las distribuciones más populares en el mundo de Linux.  ( 5 min )

Hello, everyone! We've all been amazed by Large Language Models. They can generate code, poetry, and coherent essays seemingly out of thin air. But I’ve always been bothered by their dark side: a tendency to "hallucinate." Ask a question about an obscure topic, and a model might confidently invent a non-existent term or "fact." I decided to tackle this problem head-on and came to a simple conclusion: the process is more important than size, and honesty is more important than omniscience. Instead of relying on a giant model that knows everything, I created WeblookAI—an autonomous agent that starts by knowing nothing. Its only power lies in a clever algorithm I designed, which allows it to find, analyze, and synthesize information, all while remaining intellectually honest. This post is the …  ( 7 min )

As developers, we write clean code, follow best practices, and pay attention to detail. But does that same level of professionalism extend to our email signatures? 🤔 Often, it's an afterthought. We might have an old signature from a previous role or a hastily typed name. However, your email signature is your digital business card. It's a small detail that speaks volumes about your professionalism, especially when you're a fresher emailing a senior developer, a manager, or even your company's CEO. In this guide, we'll transform a cluttered, unprofessional signature into a clean, modern, and effective one. The "Before": What Not to Do What's wrong here? Redundant Information: The email address is already in the "From" field. Adding it in a bright red "Note" is unnecessary and looks alarming…  ( 7 min )

En el entorno de Linux, es esencial contar con herramientas que permitan visualizar el consumo de ancho de banda por cada proceso o aplicación. Nethogs es una de esas herramientas que facilita esta tarea de manera efectiva. A continuación, exploraremos qué es Nethogs, cómo instalarlo y cómo utilizarlo para monitorear el tráfico de red. Nethogs es una utilidad de consola que agrupa el uso de red por procesos en lugar de por conexiones o protocolos. Esto permite identificar rápidamente la fuente del tráfico, ya sea un servicio en segundo plano, una descarga activa o una conexión VPN, lo que resulta extremadamente útil para administradores de sistemas y usuarios avanzados. La instalación de Nethogs varía según la distribución de Linux que utilices. Aquí te mostramos cómo hacerlo en algunas de…  ( 6 min )

I've been experimenting with adding AI agents to UserJot, our feedback, roadmap, and changelog platform. Not the simple "one prompt, one response" stuff. Real agent systems where multiple specialized agents communicate, delegate tasks, and somehow don't crash into each other. The goal was to analyze customer feedback at scale. Find patterns across hundreds of posts. Auto-generate changelog entries. Things that were basically impossible to do manually. I spent weeks reverse engineering tools like Gemini CLI and OpenCode, running experiments, breaking things, fixing them, breaking them again. Just pushed a basic version to production as beta. It's working. Mostly. Here's what I learned about building agent systems from studying what works in the wild and testing it myself. Forget complex hi…  ( 12 min )

Google AdMob is a mobile advertising platform that helps app developers earn revenue by displaying ads inside their apps. 🔗 Official Website: admob.google.com Help Center: support.google.com/admob Global Reach: Access millions of advertisers via Google’s ad network. Multiple Ad Formats: From small banners to immersive videos. Cross-Platform: Works for Android, iOS, Unity, and more. Powerful Targeting: Show ads that fit your audience’s interests. Easy Integration: SDKs and libraries for popular frameworks like React Native. AdMob offers five main ad formats. Choosing the right type depends on your app’s design and user flow. Steady & Non-Intrusive What are they? Small rectangular ads that stick to the top or bottom of the screen. Best for: Continuous low-impact revenue while users brow…  ( 7 min )

We’ve got some exciting news to share — React Native 0.81 has just landed, and it’s packed with fresh features and improvements. 🚀 This release officially supports Android 16 (API level 36), brings along some stability fixes, bug squashes, and even a sneak peek at faster iOS builds thanks to experimental precompilation. It’s not just another update — it’s a step toward building smoother, faster, and more future-ready apps. React Native 0.81! The React Native team is back with a fresh update! 🎉 You can check it out here: React Native 0.81 Blog Post. Let’s dive in and break down the most important highlights so you know exactly what’s in store. A] As previously announced by Google, Android 16 requires that apps are displayed edge-to-edge with no support for opting out. 📱 In the updates ab…  ( 8 min )

Embark on a transformative journey into the realm of test automation with our latest article: "Automating Tests with Playwright and PageObject: A Practical Approach." Discover the synergy between Playwright and PageObject, unraveling a powerhouse combination that not only streamlines operational processes but also empowers the creation of resilient and easily maintainable tests. Automating web tests can be a challenging task, especially when dealing with complex and ever-evolving applications. That's where "pageobject" comes into play an approach aimed at simplifying the structuring and organization of tests. By adopting "pageobject," we can create a clear and reusable framework where each web page and its elements are represented as objects, making test writing and maintenance a breeze. …  ( 10 min )

In the landscape of advanced data querying, SQL Window Functions stand as one of the most powerful yet underutilized tools in the arsenal of data professionals. Unlike standard aggregate functions, window functions operate across a set of rows that are somehow related to the current row, preserving the row-level granularity while performing advanced calculations. In this detailed guide, we explore every facet of SQL window functions, offering practical use cases and optimal implementation techniques. Understanding SQL Window Functions Window functions allow us to perform calculations across a "window" of rows related to the current row without collapsing the result set. This enables highly flexible analytics while maintaining full access to individual row data. The standard syntax is: fu…  ( 8 min )

This article was written by Otavio Santana, a renowned contributor to the Java and open-source ecosystems. As applications expand, the complexity of the rules they enforce also increases. In many systems, these rules are embedded within the data, primarily in database queries that filter, join, or compute based on real-world conditions. However, the tests for these queries are often shallow, repetitive, or, worse yet, completely absent. When there is an error in the database logic, the application may still compile successfully, but the business can suffer significant consequences. Data-driven testing (DDT) is important because it enables you to validate business behavior across various scenarios without having to duplicate test logic. When used in conjunction with a document database like…  ( 12 min )

Introduction If you have a legacy Windows Forms (WinForms) application and want to add modern observability, this post shows how to wire up OpenTelemetry tracing in .NET Framework and stream it to the .NET Aspire Dashboard — using only a lightweight Docker container and a few lines of code. But why use Aspire Dashboard for legacy apps? Modern observability platforms can feel out of reach for older desktop applications. The .NET Aspire Dashboard gives you a clean UI to inspect traces locally, and OpenTelemetry provides a vendor-neutral way to capture telemetry from your code. The main challanges are: configure OpenTelemetry and the Aspire Dashboard to work with the .Net Framework 4.7.2 manually add traces because auto instrumentation is not available for desktop applications I've created…  ( 6 min )

For two decades, SEO has been the holy grail of online visibility. From the dawn of Google to the age of mobile-first indexing, mastering search engine algorithms was the ultimate way to stand out. Companies invested billions, entire industries were built, and careers were forged on the promise of getting to the top of search results. But a profound shift is underway. The Age of Search is ending. ⸻ From SEO to GNR: The Paradigm Shift GNR — GPT-Native Referencing — is the evolution of online discoverability for an AI-driven world. In a world where ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other LLMs are the first point of contact for billions of queries, being referenced inside these models becomes the new competitive edge. It’s not about keywords anymore — it’s about context, credibility, and presence…  ( 7 min )

I recently played the gamble of getting a very new processor for my new work laptop, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. Even the drivers for Windows seem problematic so I expected there could be some minor hiccups for Linux as well. Luckily the only issue I encountered was one related to the GPU rendering that could be fixed temporarily by updating a kernel parameter. I'm mainly writing this to have a future reference for this kind of change and document some of the things I found out along the way. The simplest way I found to update kernel parameters is by using kernelstub. I remember doing this some years ago without it and I remember the process being a lot more unclear and prone to error, and especially when it comes to this kind of sensitive things I prefer to be on the safe side. Unlike manu…  ( 6 min )

In the rapidly evolving world of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked intense debates. Some predict that AI will replace software engineers entirely, while others argue that building products has become so straightforward that traditional software engineering skills are obsolete. I strongly disagree with both views. In fact, learning software engineering is more valuable than ever. With a solid foundation, you can leverage AI to handle edge cases, make informed decisions, and automate boilerplate code. This turns you into a productivity powerhouse. In this article, I'll share how I used AI to build a complex product in just three weeks (part-time), what I learned from the experience, and why skilled engineers are uniquely positioned to thrive in this AI-driven era. Before d…  ( 8 min )

Serverless is amazing for scale, but cold starts are the silent tax we pay. In this post, we’ll unpack AWS Lambda SnapStart, how it works, what limitations matter, and how to enable it across Terraform, SAM, and CDK to slash your cold starts. When you publish a version of your Lambda, SnapStart: Result: far less startup time, often ~10× faster for heavy-initialization workloads. You’ll see a new “Restore Duration” in logs and X-Ray that reflects snapshot restore time.   Supported runtimes & key limitations Runtimes (managed): Limits & incompatibilities: Lifecycle nuance: When SnapStart shines When SnapStart is not the right tool: Enabling SnapStart with IaC Terraform resource "aws_lambda_function" "fn" { function_name = "snapstart-demo" runtime = "python3.12" # or java11/java1…  ( 8 min )

Introducción La limpieza energética es una práctica que busca renovar la energía de un lugar, eliminando cargas negativas y armonizando el ambiente. Es habitual en espacios residenciales, oficinas y locales comerciales, especialmente en momentos de cambio, como mudanzas o aperturas de negocio. En ciudades con gran actividad espiritual, como Limpieza Espiritual en Chicago, la demanda de estos servicios ha crecido notablemente. Sin embargo, muchas veces los clientes olvidan cuándo deben realizar su siguiente sesión, lo que puede romper la continuidad del trabajo energético. La automatización mediante Python y APIs surge como una solución inteligente: permite programar recordatorios y alertas personalizadas que aseguran la constancia de estas prácticas, ayudando a mejorar la experiencia de…  ( 7 min )

📜 Dev Log: August 13–14, 2025 — “The Day of Rebuilding & The Codex Grows Teeth” FruitItemDatabase.asset SeedItemDatabase.asset TinnedItemDatabase.asset VegetableItemDatabase.asset Weapon Schema MeleeWeaponItem.cs RangedWeaponItem.cs WeaponImpactResolver.cs Lore Tagging System LiquidContainerTagger.cs TaggingManager.cs TaggingTools.cs Emotional Artifacts ActOnInstinct.cs Duck.cs Good.cs ItJustWorks.cs VibeCoding.cs CompilerShrine.cs Comma.cs Pickle.cs Typo Defense TypoManager.cs AssetsDataIntentionalSpellings.json Combat Logic DamageProfile.cs CombatManager.cs ❌ Files Removed 🧾 Dev Log — August 14, 2025 Deleted scripts still referenced in prefabs Adaptive performance logs Ghost MonoBehaviours from past systems You stared into the abyss. The abyss threw nullrefs back. Shouted at Co pilot f…  ( 7 min )

TL;DR: In this tutorial you will install Kali + MCP from scratch, connect VS Code as an MCP client, paste a ready‑to‑use prompt against an authorized Hack The Box IP, let the agent work (with minimal guidance if needed), and collect the results (reports/logs). No local lab creation required. ⚠️ Legal & ethical: Operate only within explicitly authorized scope (e.g., your HTB box via your VPN). Respect platform rules and applicable law. Rather than re‑explaining MCP, here are 2 reference links to place at the top: What is MCP? → https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol MCP Spec / Developer guide → https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-06-18 Fork lineage & why I reworked it Original announcement/article: https://yousofnahya.medium.com/how-mcp-is-rev…  ( 16 min )

AI has been chewing through industries like Pac-Man lately, but not every job is on the menu. While software engineers and call center reps feel the heat, some roles like dredge operators, bridge tenders, and water treatment plant operators are surprisingly safe. This article breaks down why certain jobs are automation-resistant and what it teaches us about the limits of AI. By the end, you’ll know how to spot safe zones in the workforce and why your industry might not be next in line for the robot takeover. After reading this article, you’ll: Understand why physical-world complexity slows automation. See real-world examples of jobs AI struggles to replace. Learn how developers can spot opportunities and limits in automation. When Microsoft researchers analyzed 20,000 Copilot chats to pred…  ( 7 min )

Seeders e Factories são ferramentas poderosas no Laravel que ajudam a popular o banco de dados com dados de teste ou iniciais. Esse será o primeiro artigo de uma série visando ajudar a comunidade Laravel a aprender melhores conceitos sobre a ferramenta. Pré-requisitos: Laravel 12, PHP 8.3, Composer instalado e familiaridade básica com Eloquent. Prólogo O que são Seeders e Factories? Por que usar Seeders e Factories? Criando uma Factory Criando 'states' dentro de uma Factory Criando um Seeder Executando Seeders Relacionamentos com Factories Dicas e Boas Práticas Conclusão Referências Até não muito tempo atrás, na hora de popular um banco de dados, eu tinha o costume de utilizar funções do próprio Eloquent, escrevendo na mão os User::create([...]) da vida e passando os dados que queria. Quan…  ( 10 min )

With our REST APIs, it is now possible for any developer to set up an integration and document workflow using their language of choice. But what about workflow automations? Luckily, this is even simpler (of course, depending on platform) as you can rely on the workflow service to handle a lot the heavy lifting of whatever automation needs you may have. In this blog post, I'm going to demonstrate a workflow making use of Pipedream. Pipedream is a low-code platform that lets you build flexible workflows by piecing together various small atomic steps. It's been a favorite of mine for some time now, and I absolutely recommend it. But note that what I'll be showing here today could absolutely be done on other platforms, like n8n. Want the televised version? Catch the video below: …  ( 10 min )

Why Google Auth Belongs in Every Developer's Toolkit Google Auth lets your app confirm a user's identity without ever handling their password adding another time save of not having to secure the password. Instead of storing credentials yourself your app receives a secure token from Google. Think of it like showing a passport at the airport. You never created it but it is trusted because it comes from a verified source. Whenever you go onto a site or an app notice how often you see the option to use Google to log in Setting Up Google Auth Enable Google Identity Services Turn on Google Identity Services for your project. This lets your app use Google accounts to sign in the users Register your app's authorized redirect URIs Add the redirect URIs for your app. These are the test and the deployed sites that google will need to allow you and other users to use their resources I had a lot of trouble and needed a lot of help getting started since I wasn't used to this new and far bigger set of resources, so don't forget to ask for help and look things up This .env variable is your main access to the Google Authentication GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id_here npm install @react-oauth/google npm install google-auth-library import React from 'react'; function App() { http://localhost:5000/api/auth/google', { return ( export default App; const express = require('express'); const app = express(); app.use(express.json()); app.post('/api/auth/google', async (req, res) => { try { const payload = ticket.getPayload(); // Payload contains verified user info (email, name, picture, etc.) res.json({ message: 'User authenticated', user: payload }); } catch (error) { app.listen(5000, () => { http://localhost:5000'); Final Thoughts Plan for Real World Scenarios Test in Multiple Environments Early Monitor API Usage and Error Logs Learning Resources: Google Identity Services Web Guide Google Auth Library for Node React OAuth Google Package OAuth 2.0 Overview Google OAuth Playground  ( 8 min )

stack: Language: Go ORM: GORM Self-referential table Association type: many-to-many Join table has additional columns beyond the two foreign keys Define Item type Item struct { ID string `gorm:"primaryKey; type:VARCHAR(36); NOT NULL"` Name string `gorm:"type:VARCHAR(100); NOT NULL"` Price int32 `gorm:"type:INT; NOT NULL"` ChildItems []Item `gorm:"many2many:parent_child_items;foreignKey:ID;joinForeignKey:ParentID;References:ID;joinReferences:ChildID"` } Which creates join table: parent_child_items foreign key: parent_id, reference: items.id foreign key: client_id, reference: items.id Define ParentChildItem type ParentChildItem struct { ParentID string `gorm:"primaryKey; type:VARCHAR(36); NOT NULL"` ChildID string `gorm:"primaryKey; type:VARCHAR(36); NOT NULL"` CreatedAt time.Time DeletedAt gorm.DeletedAt } We define this because the parent_child_items table stores more than just parent_id and child_id. It’s a custom association table with extra fields (CreatedAt, DeletedAt), not a pure join table. Run this code on startup db.AutoMigrate(&entity.Item{}, &entity.ParentChildItem{}) err := db.SetupJoinTable(&entity.Item{}, "ChildItems", &entity.ParentChildItem{}) if err != nil { panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to setup join table: %v", err)) }  ( 5 min )

I recently started a “Smart Skill” training on Cloud Academy to learn more about monitoring and observability, as these are some essentials for anyone working within DevOps/Platform engineering. Having used platforms like Splunk for incident investigations, I wanted to learn more about AWS service offerings for observability (and that led me to the lab on AWS X-Ray). In this post, I’ll be sharing an end-to-end process of how to configure a Java API deployed on an EC2 instance, monitor logs using Amazon CloudWatch and traces with AWS X-Ray. Note: Although the lab provided a decent starting baseline, I reconfigured it, so they can be considered two different projects and you can try working on both. A Java API with /post and /get endpoints to save 4 rows of data to a DynamoDB table, and fetc…  ( 8 min )

Sherman Commander – Official Announcement Trailer Get ready to roll into battle with Sherman Commander, a new tactical tank sim dropping soon on PC via Steam. This game flips the script on fast-paced war sims by showing you just how slow and chunky a Sherman tank really is—and how much teamwork it takes to keep one running. Take the commander’s seat and lead a full platoon of Shermans across the most iconic WW2 theatres. Issue detailed orders to your crew, swing open the tactical map to coordinate with your squad, and experience tank warfare in all its gritty, slow-burn glory. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past drops on Disney+ September 19, 2025, as a four-part animated sequel. Picking up from 2024’s Rebuild the Galaxy, Sig and Dev Greebling team up with Jedi Bob, Yesi Scala and Servo to face a rising menace, exploring hidden corners of LEGO Star Wars lore with Force Building and Sith Breaking. The all-star voice cast returns—Gaten Matarazzo, Tony Revolori, Bobby Moynihan, Marsai Martin and more—plus legends like Billy Dee Williams, Ahmed Best, Anthony Daniels and a special cameo by Mark Hamill. New additions include Dan Stevens as Solitus, Ben Schwartz as Jaxxon, Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano and Alan Tudyk as K-2SO. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Borderlands 4 just unleashed a character short for Amon, the brooding “warrior-poet” who grew up worshipping Vault monsters—until they turned on his cult and left him the lone survivor. Now he’s on a one-man mission to hunt down every last beast, all while dropping poetic one-liners and swapping battle stories with his squad. The game launches on September 12, 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam), with a Nintendo Switch 2 edition following on October 3, 2025. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance’s new trailer throws you into a dangerous desert stage, where shifting sands are as threatening as the scorpions and masked warriors lurking beneath. You’ll need quick reflexes and ninja finesse to survive both enemies and the treacherous terrain. Get ready to master the sandstorm when the game launches on August 29, 2025, for PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and Steam. Time to sharpen your shurikens! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

hello everyone as someone that has always loved building things but never actually learnt how to code , i have been able to find the perfect worflow that works for me to build web and mobile apps without writing a single line of code! and i'm here to share it I use a tool called Valycode.com to create a PRD(product requirements document) this basically put together your scattered app idea in a professional AI understandable plan which is crucial for next steps Step 2 , is deciding what tool i should use to build the app , and here is my guidelines Simple mostly frontend application that doesn't have too much of a scalable plan -> go with lovable.dev or V0.dev!! More complex idea that might need long term development and improvements -> go with Cursor or Claude code go to your chosen AI tool and paste in the PRD and tell it to build it following that doc exactly review , iterate and set up your backend with supabase!  ( 5 min )

Buy Me a Coffee☕ *Memos: My post explains iterable unpacking in or without a list, tuple, set and dictionary. * can unpack an iterables as shown below: Iterable unpacking with func(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5)>: def func(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5): print(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5) func(*['A', 'B'], *['C', 'D', 'E']) func(*('A', 'B'), *('C', 'D', 'E')) func(*{'A':'a', 'B':'b'}, *{'C':'c', 'D':'d', 'E':'e'}) func(*{'A':'a', 'B':'b'}.keys(), *{'C':'c', 'D':'d', 'E':'e'}.keys()) func(*iter(['A', 'B']), *iter(['C', 'D', 'E'])) func(*'AB', *'CDE') # A B C D E func(*{'A', 'B'}, *{'C', 'D', 'E'}) func(*frozenset({'A', 'B'}), *frozenset({'C', 'D', 'E'})) # B A E D C func(*{'A':'a', 'B':'b'}.values(), *{'C':'c', 'D':'d', 'E':'e'}.values()) # a b c d e func(*{'A':'a', 'B':'b'}.items(), *{'C':'c', 'D':'d', 'E':…  ( 6 min )

Ready to add a dynamic, eye-catching element to your portfolio or website? While 3D animations might seem like the domain of complex JavaScript libraries, you can create impressive, hardware-accelerated 3D effects using only HTML and CSS. In this tutorial, we'll build on the classic 3D rotating cube concept and give it a modern twist. We will create a cube that showcases the logos of popular web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Node.js, and Bootstrap. Let's dive in! First, we need to set up the HTML. The structure is simple: a container element to act as our 3D "scene" and an element for our cube, which will contain six divs, one for each face. <div cl…  ( 7 min )

Vectors in AI: A Bridge Between Code and Business Note from the series “About AI for Yourself and Others” Whether you’re shaping a digital strategy, integrating AI into your workflow, or just curious about what makes an assistant respond intelligently — understanding one simple idea can change the way you think about AI. That idea is the vector — a compact way AI represents meaning in words, documents, questions, even emotions. Knowing how vectors work will help you: Find information without exact keywords Train AI on your company’s internal knowledge Automate processes in HR, customer support, and beyond Let’s see why vectors are at the heart of modern AI — and why they matter for your business. In HR, AI has moved far beyond scanning resumes — now it can help you build s…  ( 8 min )

🚀 From Zero to Secure: Deploying a Hardened Azure Environment with Terraform & Azure CLI Tags: #azure #devops #cloudsecurity #terraform Passing a cloud security quiz is great — but real-world deployments require more than memorizing the right answer. This article takes the concepts behind common Azure security questions and turns them into battle-tested deployments using Azure CLI and Terraform. You’ll learn how to: Build a secure Network Security Group with least privilege inbound rules. Detect & respond to impossible travel sign-ins. Manage Key Vault data-plane access with Azure RBAC. Map and implement Defense in Depth layers. Scenario: You need to allow HTTPS traffic from the Internet to your app subnet — but safely. Principles: Restrict by port and protocol. Avoid * in source IPs u…  ( 7 min )

When I first started building projects beyond “Hello World,” I kept hitting the same wall: my apps were stuck with whatever data I hardcoded. No updates, no live info — just static, lifeless pages. Setup: Where and How to Use fetch() const fetch = require('node-fetch'); This makes fetch() available everywhere you write JavaScript. https://api.example.com/data') fetch(url): Sends the request https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/list/all') 🐶 ${breed}); Conditionals with API Data https://api.coindesk.com/v1/bpi/currentprice.json') async/await with Error Handling (Deeper Dive) https://official-joke-api.appspot.com/jokes/random'); if (!res.ok) { HTTP error! Status: ${res.status}); const data = await res.json(); ${data.setup} - ${data.punchline}); Pro tip: Always check res.ok before trusting the data. Ma…  ( 11 min )

You’ve probably chatted with AI before. But have you ever looked it in the eyes? That’s what I wanted to find out. So I gave ChatGPT a face. And the moment it looked back at me… it didn’t feel like AI anymore. It felt like a conversation. 💡 Powered by Dropstone — I used my own AI development platform to give ChatGPT unlimited conversational context, so it could remember everything we talked about without losing track. Here’s the full story in video form — you can see exactly how ChatGPT comes alive: Why Faces Matter We humans are hardwired for faces. It’s how we read emotion. It’s how we build trust. It’s how we connect. When ChatGPT talks without a face, it’s… fine. But when it talks with one? Something changes: Trust feels stronger → I believed the …  ( 6 min )

Welcome to the final part of our evaluation mastery journey! You've built solid foundations in Part 1 with key concepts and ground truth creation, then mastered core evaluation metrics in Part 2. Now we're diving into the advanced techniques that separate evaluation beginners from true experts. This is where theory meets practice in the real world. You'll learn cutting-edge evaluation methods, build production-ready systems, and gain the troubleshooting skills that make you invaluable to any AI team. 💪 By the end of this guide, you'll have expert-level skills in: ✅ Using LLMs as intelligent judges for nuanced evaluation ✅ Implementing advanced metrics for specialized use cases ✅ Building automated evaluation pipelines that scale ✅ Troubleshooting evaluation challenges like a pro ✅ Applyin…  ( 21 min )

Welcome back to our evaluation journey! In Part 1, you built the essential foundation with key concepts and ground truth creation. Now we're diving into the exciting world of actually measuring how well your systems perform. Think of this as learning to be a detective - you'll discover how to uncover exactly what's working (and what isn't) in your AI systems. By the end of this guide, you'll be able to measure and optimize both the search capabilities and answer quality of any LLM or RAG system. 🕵️‍♀️ After working through this guide, you'll be confident in: ✅ Evaluating how well your system finds relevant information (retrieval evaluation) ✅ Measuring the quality and accuracy of generated answers ✅ Implementing key metrics like Hit Rate, MRR, and cosine similarity ✅ Understanding when …  ( 14 min )

TL;DR: This article takes four common Azure security quiz questions and turns them into actionable, production-ready infrastructure setups using Azure CLI, Bicep, and Terraform. We go from “multiple-choice answer” → real deployment → validation & best practices. Quizzes are fun. Passing certifications is satisfying. But production workloads? That’s where the stakes are real — and that’s why I took four real Azure security quiz topics and built out full, working implementations you can deploy today. Here’s what we’ll cover: Network Security Groups (NSGs) — Correctly allowing Internet inbound traffic. Identity Protection — Detecting “impossible travel” and reacting. Key Vault RBAC — Granting a group create/delete permissions via Azure AD authentication. Defense in Depth — Correctly mappin…  ( 8 min )

Hey there! Welcome to the fascinating world of LLM evaluation. If you've ever wondered "How do I know if my AI system is actually working well?", you're in the right place. This is the first part of our comprehensive evaluation journey, where we'll build the foundational knowledge you need to become proficient at evaluating AI systems. Think of evaluation like being a quality inspector at a car factory - you need to test every component to ensure the final product works safely and reliably. The same principle applies to AI systems! 🚗✨ By the end of this guide, you'll have solid expertise in: ✅ Understanding what makes AI evaluation different from traditional software testing ✅ Speaking the "language" of evaluation (key terms and concepts) ✅ Creating bulletproof ground truth datasets that …  ( 13 min )

Error handling in async/await in JavaScript is crucial for building robust and reliable applications. While async/await makes asynchronous code look synchronous, you still need to actively manage potential errors. Let's dive into the best practices. 1. try...catch Blocks for Asynchronous Operations This is the fundamental way to handle errors in async/await. Wrap the await calls that might throw an error within a try block, and handle the error in the catch block. async function fetchData() { try { const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/data'); // Always check response.ok for network requests! if (!response.ok) { // Handle non-2xx status codes by throwing an error throw new Error(`HTTP error! Status: ${response.status}`…  ( 9 min )

Acá te dejo mi workflow para crear un listado de productos en una app con Next.js + TypeScript: Workflow: Crear un listado de productos 🧠 1. Definí la historia de usuario “Como cliente, quiero ver un listado de productos con nombre y precio para poder elegir qué comprar.” 📄 src/data/products.ts export const products = [ { id: "1", name: "Manzana", price: 500 }, { id: "2", name: "Banana", price: 450 }, { id: "3", name: "Zanahoria", price: 300 }, ]; 📄 src/types/product.ts export interface Product { id: string; name: string; price: number; } ProductCard 📄 src/components/ProductCard.tsx import { Product } from "@/types/product"; type Props = { product: Product }; export default function ProductCard({ product }: Props) { return ( {product.name} ${product.price} ( ))} ); } git checkout -b feat/product-listing git add . git commit -m "feat: implement product listing with ProductCard component" Historia → Datos → Tipo → Componente → Página → Commit  ( 5 min )

TL;DR The pyaction container is a Python slim Docker container with the addition of the GitHub CLI, git, curl, and gpg. Its original motivation was to support developing GitHub Actions with Python, but pyaction can also be used for other purposes (e.g., as an alternate way of using the GitHub CLI). Due to several requests from pyaction users, who wanted to use it with earlier Python versions, we recently changed the tagging convention. The Docker tags for pulling pyaction now include tags specifying the version of Python, and optionally the version of the GitHub CLI that are included in the image. The pyaction container is published to both Docker Hub and the GitHub Container Registry. The maintainers of pyaction are not affiliated with GitHub; and pyaction is an unofficial installation …  ( 9 min )

Introduction Designing a signup and login feature seems straightforward at first glance: collect user credentials, store them, and verify them later. But the way you store and handle passwords can make or break the security of your entire application. Let’s walk through the evolution of a secure authentication system, from the naive approach to a production-ready, security-hardened solution. The Naive Beginning - Storing Passwords in Plain Text Imagine a simple Register API: it takes a username, email, mobile number, and password, and stores the password exactly as entered. The Login API retrieves that password, compares it directly, and issues an access token if it matches. Functionally, this works—but it’s catastrophically insecure. If your database is ever leaked—through backups, logs, …  ( 7 min )

KavinAI Technologies is an emerging AI initiative led by Kashan Raza Naqvi, a visionary 17-year-old innovator from India. Currently a Class 11 student, Kashan envisions transforming this project into a full-fledged AI startup that will contribute to the technological revolution and digital future of India. What started as a personal passion has evolved into a mission — building intelligent systems that are accessible, futuristic, and impactful. Kashan’s journey into the world of artificial intelligence began at the age of 15, when he developed his very first AI chatbot, K-AI, during his time in Class 9. This early achievement caught the attention of The Times of India – NIE (Newspaper in Education), where he was featured for his groundbreaking work at such a young age. This recognition mar…  ( 6 min )

1️⃣ Establish a Robust Profile (First Impressions Count) Profile Photo: Choose a clear, professional headshot with adequate lighting. Dress appropriately for your industry. Headline: Go beyond merely stating your job title. About Section: Craft a brief, personal yet professional summary. Concentrate on: Who you are What you do (or aspire to do) What value you provide Custom URL: Modify your LinkedIn URL (e.g., linkedin.com/in/raushan-choudhary) for a polished appearance. Banner Image: Select a background that represents your industry (e.g., finance charts, code snippets, etc.). 2️⃣ Position Yourself as the Go-To Expert Showcase Your Work: Include portfolio projects, presentations, certifications, or case studies in the “Featured” section. Experience & Education: Use bullet points that emphasize results rather than just duties. Instead of: “Worked in credit analysis.” Say: “Evaluated over 200 credit applications, decreasing approval time by 15%.” 3️⃣ Content Strategy (Demonstrate Your Expertise) Post consistently — aim for 2–3 times weekly. Effective post types include: Insights from your work/learning — “3 lessons I learned while working in credit risk.” Industry trends — Share news and provide your perspective. Mini case studies — Discuss a project you completed and its outcome. Personal career journey — Talk about challenges you have faced. Tips & How-to’s — “5 methods to assess a company’s financial health.” Tip: Utilize simple visuals (Canva is excellent) to enhance post engagement. 4️⃣ Engage to Enhance Visibility Comment thoughtfully on others’ posts (avoid generic responses like “Great post”). Congratulate individuals on their achievements — but enrich your comment with additional value. Join and actively participate in relevant LinkedIn groups. 5️⃣ Smart Networking Connect with: Industry professionals Alumni from your university Individuals in roles/companies you aspire to join Send personalized connection requests: “Hi [Name], I admire your contributions in [area]. I’m developing my skills in [field].  ( 6 min )

Hey there, cloud warriors! 👋 Ever dreamed of pushing a tiny code tweak to GitHub and watching your Java web app spring to life in production—built, tested, and deployed automatically? No more late-night manual deploys or "it works on my machine" headaches. That's the DevOps superpower we're unlocking today with pure AWS native tools! In this ultra-detailed, step-by-step guide, we'll craft a rock-solid CI/CD pipeline that'll make your apps deploy faster than you can say "zero downtime." Whether you're a newbie navigating AWS for the first time or a seasoned pro polishing your skills, this hands-on adventure will hook you with real-world wins. We'll start from ground zero, build a simple Java web app, secure it, automate everything, and end with a live, auto-updating masterpiece. By the e…  ( 12 min )

Building a Provably Correct Dynamic Ordered Set in Dafny: A Step-by-Step Guide In the world of software development, we spend countless hours writing tests to prevent bugs. But what if we could prove, with mathematical certainty, that our code is free of entire classes of errors? This is the promise of formal verification, and tools like Dafny are making it more accessible than ever. In this post, we'll take a deep dive into a Dafny program that implements a GrowableSortedSet—essentially a dynamically-sized, sorted set of unique integers. We won't just look at the code; we'll dissect the specifications and assertions to understand why they are there and how they help Dafny prove our code is correct. Working with classes and mutable data structures in Dafny requires a few different techni…  ( 25 min )

I take on the LONGEST golf course in the world (insane challenge) I followed in the footsteps of legends Walter Hagen and Jim Barnes by playing the three historic Kent coastline courses—Princes, Royal Cinque Ports, and Royal St. George’s—all in one epic day. It’s the same 100-year-old practice route they used before the 1920 Open Championship at Deal, and I’m here to see if I can conquer it too. Along the way, I’ve partnered with Huel (use code PETER10 for £10 off orders over £60) and dropped links to all my gear and clothing so you can gear up for your own golf adventures. It’s a wild, endurance-packed day on the link! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Get ready to build the ultimate dream squad in NBA 2K26 MyTEAM, where you can finally mix and match WNBA Player Cards with your favorite NBA superstars. It’s all about blending the best talent from both leagues into one unstoppable lineup. Mark your calendars for September 5, 2025—that’s when NBA 2K26 drops on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC (Steam). Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Disney Speedstorm’s Latest Twist Get ready for some chipmunk chaos: Season 14 of Disney Speedstorm revs up with Dale joining forces with Chip, bringing acorn-stashing antics and fresh high-speed moves to the track. The new trailer spotlights Dale’s signature tricks—expect unexpected drifts, wacky power-ups, and that trademark mischievous grin. Whether you’re a seasoned racer or just here for the Disney fun, Dale’s arrival guarantees a turbocharged twist on every turn. Buckle up—no nut is safe! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Dark Deity 2 is dropping on Nintendo Switch on September 4, 2025—and you can pre-order it now on the eShop. Step into the next chapter of this tactical RPG saga and assemble your dream squad of 20 heroes across 45 unique classes. Craft your own strategy by customizing class paths, chaining powerful combos and manipulating the battlefield your way. Every choice counts—forge alliances, backstab rivals and decide the ultimate fate of Verroa. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

This is an update on the Google Calendar event handler I'm building. If you've got a few minutes to spare, come along for the ride — fair warning: some of what follows might be slightly exaggerated for dramatic effect. 😏 I actually regret not documenting the superhuman thought processes, weird developer choices, and decision-making detours I went through while building this "simple" event handler. The original goal was simple: test the integrability of Google Calendar with Wraft, the product we’re building at my company. But then I thought… why not polish it further? Add a simple UI, refine the logic, and let it live on as a neat little side project alongside the main product. design refinements and performance improvements — plus exploring a few custom tweaks to the app's overall logic. But here's the thing: As developers, over time we gain the confidence that once the basic functionality is done, we can make any improvement — whether it's design, performance, or even reshaping the whole workflow. (Sometimes it even feels like pulling a snake out of the code 🐍). And yet… I still make wrong turns. Wrong design calls. Wrong performance assumptions. Wrong "this will be easy" moments. But that's the fun of it — learning, iterating, and continuing down the road. So here's to fixing the wrong decisions, improving what's missing, and making this event handler better than it needs to be. Stay tuned for the next update — it might involve fewer snakes. Or more.  ( 6 min )

Inside Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Magic Starter Kit Get ready to bend the elements and shuffle some lands! This Avatar-themed Beginner Box is a special Magic: The Gathering Starter Kit designed to guide newbies through the basics with clear, step-by-step instructions—complete with iconic art and flavor from Aang, Zuko, and the gang. Whether you’re fresh to TCGs or a veteran looking to add some Water Tribe flair to your collection, this crossover set has you covered. You’ll get everything needed to kick off your first games and build decks infused with Air, Fire, Earth, and Water magic. Enjoy learning the ropes in true Avatar style! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Get ready to scrub away grime in glorious detail—PowerWash Simulator 2’s Official Price Reveal Trailer just dropped, giving us another satisfying peek at all the dirt-crushing action. Best of all, we finally know how much those bubbles of joy will cost. The sequel’s rolling out on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store & Windows), Xbox Series X/S and PS5, packed with bigger jobs, fresh gear and all the zen suds vibes you’ve been waiting for. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Duckside Early Access Drops September 3, 2025 Get ready to waddle into a persistent-world survival shooter where ducks aren’t just cute—they’re ruthless! Duckside hits Xbox Series X|S and PS5 in early access this fall, letting you squad up (or go solo) to pillage, defend, and build on a sprawling archipelago. Scavenge loot, fortify your base, and customize weapons as you duke it out in PvE and PvP. Keep an eye on rival flocks—your hard-earned gear is always one sneaky heist away from being theirs! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

TL;DR I just released generate-sitemap 1.10.3, a GitHub Action for generating XML sitemaps for static websites. The generate-sitemap GitHub Action is implemented in Python, and generates an XML sitemap by crawling the GitHub repository containing the html of the site, using commit dates to generate tags in the sitemap. It automatically excludes any pages that have noindex directives in page head meta tags, as well as any pages that match Disallow rules in the site's robots.txt, or any pages in a user-specified list. Fixed failure to get last commit dates in case of nested repository checkouts. Bump cicirello/pyaction to 3.13.6-gh-2.76.2. For more information, see generate-sitemap's webpage: Please consider starring generate-sitemap's GitHub repository: / generate-sitemap generate-sitemap Check out all of our GitHub Actions: https://actions.cicirello.org/ About GitHub Actions Build Status Source Info Support The generate-sitemap GitHub action generates a sitemap for a website hosted on GitHub Pages, and has the following features: Support for both xml and txt sitemaps (you choose using one of the action's inputs). When generating an xml sitemap, it uses the last commit date of each file to generate the tag in the sitemap entry. If the file was created during that workflow run, but not yet committed, then it instead uses the current date (however, we recommend if possible committing newly created files first). Supports URLs for html and pdf files in the sitemap, and has inputs to control the included file types (defaults include both html and pdf files in the sitemap). Now also supports including URLs for a user specified list of additional file extensions in the sitemap. … View on GitHub Follow me here on DEV and on GitHub: Vincent A. CicirelloFollow Researcher and educator in A.I., algorithms, evolutionary computation, machine learning, and swarm intelligence  ( 6 min )

## Uso de Simuladores via API: Escrevendo Algoritmos Quânticos em JS e Limitações Atuais O desenvolvimento da computação quântica tem avançado rapidamente, e com ele, a necessidade de ferramentas acessíveis para explorar e experimentar essa nova área. Uma das formas mais promissoras de interagir com a computação quântica é através do uso de simuladores via API. Neste artigo, exploraremos como isso funciona, focando na escrita de algoritmos quânticos em JavaScript e nas limitações atuais dessa abordagem. Por que Simuladores e APIs? A computação quântica real ainda está em seus estágios iniciais. Os computadores quânticos são caros, complexos e suscetíveis a erros. Os simuladores, por outro lado, permitem que desenvolvedores e pesquisadores explorem o mundo quântico em um ambiente controlado…  ( 7 min )

From AI pair programmers and GitHub Copilot to no-code platforms and hyper-configured IDEs, modern tools are changing how we write, think about, and collaborate on code. But are they making us better developers, or just ones solving different problems? Not long ago, coding meant memorizing syntax, debugging obscure errors for hours, and doing the heavy lifting yourself. Today, most developers work in a completely different landscape: aided by intelligent assistants, collaborating across time zones, and deploying in seconds. We've gained speed, scale, and confidence. But have we gained skill? Or has the definition of skill simply changed? Here's a snapshot of what many developers are working with today: AI Assistants like GitHub Copilot, Cody, and Amazon CodeWhisperer Cloud IDEs such as Cod…  ( 7 min )

so its just an idea for now which i will give 6 months of my time to develop and launch it. as a innnovative brainn i run into multiple ideas at a time and i couldnt complete and focus on all ideas . some times all my ideas are useful but i should choose one and follow it up but yeah i could draft it but its such time consuming. but the idea of "TAB" is its a simple bot which is run by several automations ,as i usually develop my idea while CHATING WITH ONLINNE LLM'S . i use it instead of re explaining my ideas and make a draft of it . i use TAB to let it convert my ideas into drafts and save them into folders . and if possible i will also make it to post them into my accountts like linkdin and github.but to do all that i need to lern automations . so my next goal is to learn abouut automations and create this project. IT'S an idea for now but i will complete it before i turn 18.  ( 5 min )

Adam Savage steps into Alienware’s design lab to get a first look at the Area-51 gaming laptop, the centerpiece of the brand’s 30th anniversary and its new industrial design language. He and the Tested crew explore how Alienware prototypes everything—from custom finishes and lunar-gray chassis to geeky accent lighting—before it ever reaches production. Shot by Josh Self with tunes by Jinglepunks, the video dives into color testing, material choices, and how Intel’s latest Core Ultra chips get integrated into this powerhouse rig. If you’re into behind-the-scenes tech magic, hit subscribe for more insider tours and gadget deep dives. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

The Tubs Live on KEXP The Tubs tore through a six-track session in the KEXP studio on June 3, 2025, kicking off with “Freak Mode” and barreling through “Round The Bend,” “Dead Meat,” “Narcissist,” “Sniveller” and closing with “Wretched Lie.” Fronted by Owen Williams (guitar/vocals) alongside Dan Lucas (lead guitar/vocals), Devon Murphy (bass) and Taylor Stewart (drums), the band delivered their signature punchy, off-kilter energy under host Larry Mizell, Jr. Behind the scenes, engineer Kevin Suggs and mastering maestro Julian Martlew captured every riff, while Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen & Luke Knecht manned the cameras (with Beckmann also on editing). Catch the full set at thetubs.bandcamp.com or head to KEXP.org for more. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Turning your Android device into a portable media server is easier than you might think. With Termux , you can host music, videos, and other files so they can be streamed over your local network—or even remotely if you configure it securely. This means you can carry your favorite movies, playlists, or work files with you and access them from any device, all without rooting your phone. Most people rely on expensive NAS devices or cloud subscriptions to share media. With Termux, you can set up a lightweight server that works over Wi-Fi or mobile data. Whether you want to watch videos from your phone on a smart TV, share music with friends, or host work documents for colleagues, Termux gives you complete control. If you’ve already tried projects like quick Termux automation or running develop…  ( 7 min )

We Played Ninja Gaiden 4. You Had Questions. We Have Answers. IGN’s Ryan McCaffrey and Mitchell Saltzman dove into your burning questions about Ninja Gaiden 4, covering everything from difficulty modes (expect both punishing OG-style challenges and more forgiving settings) to performance on current consoles. You’ll get the lowdown on Ryu’s single sword, the absence of real-time weapon switching, secondary tools like shuriken, and whether you can still pull off classic moves like Reverse Wind. They also chat about combat flow (yes, you can cancel animations with dodges and blocks), camera tweaks, blood filters, combo learning, and how much of the game stars Ryu versus other characters. Plus, they tackle whether you need to have played the first three games to jump in—and spoiler: you don’t. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Get ready to meet the Neun, the 9th Division of the Sovereign Axiom’s Special Services—ruthless mech pilots led by the mysterious Void and feared as the “Demons of Heaven.” Their new trailer for Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion shows off insane combat powers and zero mercy for anyone in their path. Mark your calendars for September 5, 2025: Titanic Scion drops on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion just dropped a trailer introducing the Reclaimers, a sneaky underground resistance hell-bent on toppling the iron-fisted Sovereign Axiom. With hidden tunnels and secret passageways at their disposal, these guerrilla fighters stay one step ahead of the Axiom’s all-seeing gaze. Mark your calendars: this dark sci-fi action romp lands on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC via Steam on September 5, 2025. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 35th Anniversary Re-Release Guess what? To celebrate 35 years of radical ninjas, the original 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is back in theaters for one week only, August 15–21. Grab your tickets now at FathomEntertainment.com and relive Leo, Mikey, Donnie and Raph on the big screen. Plus, don’t miss the new “Turtles Unmasked” featurette—packed with never-before-seen footage, extended cut scenes, home-recorded behind-the-scenes clips and director Steve Barron’s candid commentary on bringing our shell-shocked heroes to life. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Marvel’s Thunderbolts Trailer and Disney+ Drop Date Get ready to stream a ragtag team of antiheroes on August 27, 2025! Marvel’s Thunderbolts brings together Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker—who find themselves caught in a death trap set by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Will this dysfunctional squad implode under the pressure or pull off the impossible and forge a new kind of heroism? Featuring Florence Pugh alongside Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, Wendell Pierce, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Thunderbolts is directed by Jake Schreier, produced by Kevin Feige, and written by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo. Expect fun, high-stakes action and plenty of Marvel-style twists. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Sea of Thieves Season 17: Smugglers’ Tide has dropped, rolling out the shady Smugglers’ League complete with black powder barrels and daring smugglers’ route runs to keep your crew on its toes. Stack up loot across 100 seasonal reward levels, deck out your pirate with fresh cosmetics, explore the revamped Emporium, and flaunt your story with new pirate profiles. Watch the official launch trailer now and get ready to run contraband on the high seas! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Originally published on my personal site. Something unexpected happened to me when I started using Claude Code to build Derive — I didn't think about my code lying in bed at night anymore. At Churnkey, I'd lie in bed mentally refactoring, obsessing over architectural decisions, seeing data flows in my head. I knew every line. Every function. Every quirky workaround and why it existed. The codebases lived in my head rent-free. With Derive, built mostly with Claude Code, I didn't lie in bed thinking about the codebase. This should be a good thing, right? It's not. For the first time in my career, I was building a product where I didn't know every line of code, and I think this matters more than the productivity gains. Behind the founding of every great product, I think there needs to be at l…  ( 18 min )

Termux turns your Android phone into a portable Linux environment. With the right setup, you can work on the same codebase from your phone, laptop, or even a server. This guide shows you how to create a cross-platform development environment that’s light, fast, and secure. If you’re new to Termux, start with this: How to install Termux on Android. Then, follow the steps below to make it your mobile dev powerhouse. Why this matters Same tools and workflow on phone, desktop, and server. No need to carry a laptop for every quick edit or deployment. Works well with Git, Docker, APIs, and cloud platforms. Easy to secure with VPNs and SSH keys. If you plan to use this for business or client work, consider reading Cyber Security Plan for Small Business to protect your workflow from the start. 1) …  ( 7 min )

``In today’s competitive software landscape, applications are becoming more complex while release cycles are getting shorter. This makes ensuring flawless functionality across devices, browsers, and operating systems more challenging than ever. Automated functional testing solves this problem by allowing teams to execute predefined test scripts that validate whether software features work as intended under different user scenarios. By automating the process, teams can run software functional testing at scale, reduce manual errors, and deliver faster, higher-quality releases. Whether it’s verifying core workflows like login and checkout or testing cross-browser compatibility, automated functional testing ensures applications consistently meet business and user expectations. Automated functi…  ( 12 min )

Data engineering is the discipline of designing, building, and maintaining the systems and workflows that make data accessible, reliable, and ready for analysis. It is the behind-the-scenes backbone of modern analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence. In this article, we will explore some foundational concepts in data engineering 1. Batch vs Streaming Ingestion These are methods for getting data (ingestion) for processing, analytics, or storage Batch Ingestion What it is: When used: data is stored temporarily (over a period of time) At a set time, a job is scheduled to run (to read and process the data in chunks) Example use case Streaming Ingestion What it is: When used: data flows continuously data is processed in small increments Example use case Batch vs Streaming Inge…  ( 16 min )

We’ve spent a lot of time internally running evals for our own agents. If you care about reliability in agentic systems, you know why this matters — models drift, prompts change, third party MCP tools get updated. A small change in one place can cause unexpected behavior somewhere else. That’s why we’re excited to share something we’ve been using ourselves for months: SteelThread, our evaluation framework built on top of Portia Cloud. You can try if for free on Portia!! While building our own automations on top of Portia, we realised it was an absolute joy to run evals with owing to two of its core features: First, every agent run is captured in a structured state object called a PlanRunState — steps, tool calls, arguments, outputs. That makes very targeted evaluators trivial to write, be …  ( 6 min )

Did you know 82% of enterprises plan to make cloud native their primary development platform within the next five years? Here are some of the most popular and powerful AI tools that can help you debug, optimize, and manage your K8s clusters with ease: #K8sGPT: Your AI-Powered Kubernetes Doctor 🩺 K8sGPT is designed to be your first responder for cluster emergencies. It scans your entire cluster, identifies issues, and uses advanced AI models to give you a diagnosis in plain English. 🔗 GitHub: k8sgpt-ai/k8sgpt https://k8sgpt.ai 🌟 Key Features: #kube-#copilot: The AI-Powered Manifest & Fix Generator 📝 If K8sGPT is the doctor, kube-copilot is the surgeon. This tool not only tells you what's wrong but also helps you fix it by generating the code you need. It's a powerful assistant for both debugging and development. 🔗 GitHub: feiskyer/kube-copilot 🌟 Key Features: #kubectl-#ai: Your Natural Language CLI Assistant 💬 It is a brilliant plugin that converts your natural language commands into the precise kubectl syntax you need. 🔗 GitHub: GoogleCloudPlatform/kubectl-ai 🌟 Key Features: #KRR (Kubernetes Resource Recommender): KRR tackles the resource management head-on by analyzing your cluster's actual usage and recommending a more efficient setup avoids overprovisioning which can lead to massive cloud bills. 🔗 GitHub: robusta-dev/krr 🌟 Key Features: #llm-#d: The Specialist for AI Model Deployment 🧠 llm-d is essential for any team running AI/ML models on Kubernetes. It is an infrastructure tool designed to make LLM inference on Kubernetes fast, scalable, and efficient. 🔗 GitHub: llm-d/llm-d 🌟 Key Features: How is your organization using AI to tame Kubernetes complexity? Share your experiences or drop a 👍 if you’re ready to go beyond manual ops!  ( 6 min )

Why You Should Back Up Your DNS Settings No Matter What Your Role Is as fast as you can. Backing up your DNS settings is one of the most overlooked but critical steps in protecting your online presence. DNS — Domain Name System — is essentially the blueprint of how your domain connects to websites, email servers, APIs, and other internet services. If your DNS configuration is lost or corrupted, everything tied to that domain can fail instantly. Emails stop delivering, websites go offline, APIs break, and third-party integrations can fail. The result is downtime that can last hours or even days if you don’t have an accurate backup. The risk isn’t limited to IT or sysadmins. Anyone who manages a domain — marketers, developers, small business owners, or executives — relies on DNS every day. H…  ( 9 min )

PVS-Studio 7.38 has been released. This version brings the new core for the C and C++ analyzer, the user annotation mechanism in the Java analyzer, enhanced taint analysis, and that's not all! See more details in this note. You can download the latest PVS-Studio version here. New core for C and C++ analyzer The C and C++ analyzer got a new core with completely redesigned components like a parser, a semantic analyzer, and a type system. The new core provides more accurate handling of template constructs and better parsing of the standard library and code based on modern C++ standards. During the extended testing period (EAP), the new core demonstrated stable performance across a wide range of real-world projects. To maintain backward compatibility, we've left the temporary switch back to …  ( 9 min )

If you've been following the AI development space, you might have heard about MCPs (Model Context Protocol) servers. But what exactly are they, and why should you care? In this post, I'll break down everything you need to know to get started with MCPs, from the basics to your first integration. What is Model Context Protocol (MCP)? Think of MCP as a universal translator between AI assistants and the tools they need to access. Just like how USB became a standard for connecting devices to computers, MCP is becoming the standard for connecting AI models to external data sources and tools. The Model Context Protocol is an open protocol developed by Anthropic that provides a standardized way for AI assistants (like Claude, ChatGPT, or your custom AI applications) to interact with external sys…  ( 9 min )

Step1 – Create a New VM Step 2 – Configure the Basics next step Step 3 Configure Disks Step4 Configure Networking Step 6 Review and Create step 7 Connect to Your VM  ( 6 min )

2264. Largest 3-Same-Digit Number in String Difficulty: Easy Topics: String, Weekly Contest 292 You are given a string num representing a large integer. An integer is good if it meets the following conditions: It is a substring of num with length 3. It consists of only one unique digit. Return the maximum good integer as a string or an empty string "" if no such integer exists. Note: A substring is a contiguous sequence of characters within a string. There may be leading zeroes in num or a good integer. Example 1: Input: num = "6777133339" Output: "777" Explanation: There are two distinct good integers: "777" and "333". "777" is the largest, so we return "777". Example 2: Input: num = "2300019" Output: "000" Explanation: "000" is the only good integer. Example 3: Input: num = "42352338" Ou…  ( 32 min )

Salsa Festival! All vegetables are invited! Can cycles ruin the fun? Hi! I'm Asparagos - an asparagus who codes in Go. Here you’ll find everyday problems that a typical veggie might struggle with — and my Go solutions to them. Today we are solving the problem of Salsa Festival 🥗. There’s a salsa festival in the Veggie Kingdom this weekend. All vegetables are invited, free of charge! But veggies are picky: each one will only come if certain friends arrive first. Nobody can untangle these complicated relationships. Did you know that apple is trying to sue pineapple for using its name? So, can we figure out whether all the veggies will come to the salsa festival? vegNum int - the total number of vegetables in the kingdom. requirements [][]int - each element requirements[i] = [a, b] means tha…  ( 8 min )

Continuing from Day 4, today we explore Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR), AWS's managed Docker registry. We'll create a repo and manage it. ECR stores Docker images securely, integrates with ECS, and handles authentication automatically. Via Console: Search for ECR in AWS Console. Click "Create repository." Choose private/public, name it (e.g., my-app-repo). Create. Via CLI: aws ecr create-repository --repository-name my-app-repo --region us-west-2 Public vs. Private: Private for internal use; public for sharing. Lifecycle Policies: To clean old images, add policy via console (e.g., expire untagged images after 30 days). { "rules": [ { "rulePriority": 1, "description": "Expire untagged images", "selection": { "tagStatus": "untagged", "countType": "sinceImagePushed", "countUnit": "days", "countNumber": 30 }, "action": { "type": "expire" } } ] } Verify: aws ecr describe-repositories ECR is set up! Tomorrow, push images to it. What’s Next? In Day 6, we’ll integrate Docker with ECR.  ( 5 min )

💡 I Thought I Was Just Making a Chirping Parrot... I was messing around with a LivinGrimoire skill. Just a fun little idea: a digital parrot that chirps every 17 minutes. No big deal, right? But then I looked at the code. I looked at the behavior. And I thought: “Holy 💩 on a stick… this is nuclear potential.” TrgParrot is a trigger class — part of the LivinGrimoire design pattern — that simulates the presence of a pet parrot. It chirps periodically, reacts to input, and creates a subtle sense of companionship. Here’s the original code: from LivinGrimoirePacket.AXPython import TrgEveryNMinutes, TimeUtils, TrgParrot from LivinGrimoirePacket.LivinGrimoire import Skill class DiParrot(Skill): def init(self, intervalminutes: int = 17 , chirplim: int = 3 ): super().init() …  ( 6 min )

If you've ever wished for a coding assistant that doesn't just autocomplete lines but takes full ownership of your tasks—bug fixes, test writing, feature building—then meet Jules. Launched in public beta in May 2025 and now generally available, Jules is an asynchronous AI coding agent powered by Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro model. Jules isn't your typical code suggestion tool. It's an autonomous agent that: Clones your GitHub repository into a secure Google Cloud virtual machine. Reads and understands your codebase to perform tasks like: Writing unit tests Fixing bugs Building new features Updating dependencies Generating audio changelogs Operates asynchronously, allowing you to continue coding while Jules works in the background. Presents a detailed plan, reasoning, and a diff of the change…  ( 6 min )

Jurassic Park: Survival – Behind the Scenes Dive into the official featurette for Jurassic Park: Survival and join the Saber Interactive and NBCUniversal teams as they reveal how they’re reviving the magic (and peril) of Isla Nublar in a first-person, single-player action-adventure. From recreating iconic movie moments to crafting new thrills, you’ll see the passion and tech behind this dino-packed world. Coming soon to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam), Jurassic Park: Survival promises to drop you right into the heart of the original film’s danger and wonder. Keep your eyes peeled—those velociraptors aren’t waiting around! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Get the most accurate snow day predictions with our advanced weather forecasting technology What is a Snow Day Calculator? A *snow day calculator is an innovative online tool that analyzes various factors to predict the likelihood of a school closure due to snow. These factors include current weather forecasts, snow accumulation predictions, temperature drops, wind speeds, and local school district policies. Unlike a snow day predictor, which might rely on general trends, our calculator at sncalculator.com uses advanced algorithms and years of experience to offer tailored, accurate results. Whether you're in Michigan, Ontario, or Canada, our tool adapts to your location, making it a reliable resource for families and students eager to know if they'll enjoy a snow day tomorrow. Our system c…  ( 9 min )

Crosswind is an upcoming pirate-themed survival adventure where you’ll chart a procedurally generated open world, swing your cutlass in intense melee battles, and scavenge resources to craft whatever you need to stay afloat in the Age of Piracy. Developed by Crosswind Crew, it promises endless high-seas exploration and skirmishes. Set your compass for PC (Steam) in 2026—that’s when Crosswind drops into Early Access and you can finally live your pirate dreams! Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Discover Ailur’s Dark Fantasies Developer Astral Clocktower Studios just dropped their first dev diary video for Kristala, an action RPG that throws you into the fractured world of Ailur. You’ll uncover the haunting aftermath of the Mad King’s war, see how it still tears apart the land, and get a taste of the twisted story threads woven throughout. Build Your Champion The diary also teases deep character customization, letting you craft your own hero to brave Ailur’s dangers. Oh, and if you’re itching to jump in, Kristala’s live now in Early Access on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Nobody 2 reunites us with Bob Odenkirk’s unsuspecting assassin, Hutch Mansell, four years after he shocked us with 1980s-level brutality. This sequel leans into a goofier, carnival-like vibe—complete with flashy new direction—while delivering enough punchy action to keep fans happy, even if it doesn’t quite hit the heights of the original. Sharon Stone delights (and overacts) as the scenery-chewing villain alongside Colin Hanks’s questionable haircut. It may be a “same-but-different” follow-up, but the added visual flair and tongue-in-cheek humor make Nobody 2 a crowd-pleasing ride. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

Let us set the scene. It’s mid-morning, your coffee’s gone cold, and someone on the team pings in Slack asking: “Hey, how many remote weeks can I get each year?” You vaguely remember the answer hiding somewhere deep in the company playbook. A few Notion pages and bookmarks later, you’re still searching. Understanding the struggle, we at CodeLink decided to build an internal assistant that could instantly answer company policy questions right in Slack, using a combination of Notion, a low-code orchestration tool (n8n), vector search, and a large language model. No guessing page names. No digging through tabs. Just answers. At CodeLink, we document a LOT of useful things: company values, benefits, workflows, policies, you name it. But the more we document, the harder it gets to find stuff. …  ( 8 min )

In this tutorial, we'll be focusing on Cal.com: A fully customizable scheduling software for individuals, businesses taking calls and developers building scheduling platforms where users meet users. ⛔✋ Before you start scrolling and skimming... ⚙️ Environment Setup (Optional) 📦 Project Scaffolding 🚀 Launch ⚙️ Environment Setup (Optional) Getting started with servers can feel overwhelming at first. I remember that stage well. That’s why I like to keep things beginner-friendly. If you’ve already got some experience under your belt, you can skip this part. For this guide, I’m working with Ubuntu Linux, but we’ll also walk through setting up a fresh environment on Windows using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). Even if you don’t need it today, this is the kind of setup you…  ( 9 min )

**My Internship Journey with Oasis Infobyte 🚀 Over the past few weeks, I had the incredible opportunity to work as an intern at Oasis Infobyte. This experience has been a remarkable step forward in my journey as a budding Computer Science Engineering student and a tech enthusiast. 📌 The Learning Experience From day one, I was introduced to real-world project-based learning. My internship tasks revolved around Python programming and developing small but impactful projects, including: Voice Assistant – A Python-based assistant capable of responding to commands, telling the date/time, and searching the web. BMI Calculator – A user-friendly program to calculate Body Mass Index and provide health-related insights. Other Python Projects – Involving logic building, problem-solving, and clean coding practices. Each project was not just about writing code but also about understanding user needs, debugging efficiently, and delivering a functional product. 💡 Skills Gained This internship allowed me to sharpen multiple skills: Proficiency in Python programming 🐍 Practical knowledge of project execution from start to finish Debugging and testing to ensure high-quality outputs Time management and meeting deadlines 🙏 Gratitude I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Oasis Infobyte for providing such a supportive and knowledge-rich environment. This internship didn’t just add experience to my resume — it gave me confidence to take on more challenging and innovative projects in the future. 🔮 Looking Ahead This is just the beginning of my tech journey. I’m now more motivated than ever to explore advanced concepts, contribute to impactful projects, and continue growing as a developer. OasisInfobyte InternshipExperience PythonProgramming #VoiceAssistant #BMICalculator #TechJourney #LearningByDoing #FutureDeveloper #MilestoneAchieved  ( 5 min )

We are welcoming you to our weekly digest! Here, we discuss the latest trends and advancements in account abstraction, chain abstraction and everything related, as well as bring some insights from Etherspot’s kitchen. The latest news we’ll cover: Etherspot Receives Ethereum Foundation Grant to Build EIP-7702 Infra Chainlink Launches a Strategic On-Chain LINK Reserve Rhinestone Co-Founder on Why Smart Accounts Flopped AA Afterhours Explores UserOp Debugging and Interop UX LI.FI Argues Resource Locks are Key to Intent Growth Please fasten your belts! Etherspot has received a grant from the Ethereum Foundation to develop free, censorship-resistant infrastructure supporting EIP-7702, a key proposal included in the recent Pectra upgrade. EIP-7702 allows externally owned accounts (EOAs) to tempo…  ( 9 min )

A few years ago, I thought software development was only for “tech geniuses” — people who had been coding since childhood or had degrees from top universities. I was wrong. Today, I’m building software solutions from scratch, and I’ve learned that the only real requirement to start is curiosity. 💡 Why I Started My journey began with a simple thought: “What if I could create something that people could actually use?” I’ve always been curious about how apps, websites, and tools work. At some point, curiosity turned into action — I decided to learn how to build them myself. I didn’t have a perfect roadmap, but I had the willingness to start. 🛠 My First Steps Learned the basics of programming logic — variables, loops, functions. Explored Android development, web development, and backend systems. Built my very first program that took user input and responded. That small project was the moment I realized: ⚡ Early Challenges ❌ Spent hours debugging tiny errors. ❌ Got stuck trying to move from tutorials to my own projects. ❌ Switching between mobile, web, and backend was overwhelming. But each bug fixed, each problem solved, made me stronger. 🏆 Small Wins That Kept Me Motivated ✅ My code running without errors for the first time. ✅ My first working Android app. ✅ My first backend API in Spring responding correctly. ✅ A personal project my friends actually used. These wins were my fuel. 🎯 Where I’m Heading Next Today, I’m focused on: Building more complex applications. Integrating APIs and working with databases. Experimenting with AI tools. Improving my system design skills. 💭 My dream? To become a well-rounded software developer capable of building solutions that make a real difference — and eventually, start my own tech startup. 💬 My Advice to Beginners If you’re thinking of starting your own software development journey: ⚡ Don’t wait for the “perfect moment” or “perfect skillset.” 📚 Start with what you know. 🔄 Keep learning. 🏆 Let each small win push you forward.  ( 6 min )

Super Productivity with the GTD Method The Getting Things Done (GTD) method, developed by David Allen, is a time-tested system for staying organized, reducing stress, and keeping commitments clear. Super Productivity is a privacy-friendly, open-source productivity app that aligns naturally with GTD’s principles—without forcing you into a rigid workflow. This guide shows you how to set up and use Super Productivity to implement GTD effectively. GTD has five key steps: Capture – Collect everything that has your attention. Clarify – Decide what each item means and what to do about it. Organize – Put actionable items into the right places. Reflect – Review regularly to keep your system current. Engage – Do the work based on context, priority, and energy. Capture: Collect Everything Go to…  ( 7 min )

If you work with JWTs, OAuth, or any token-based authentication, you’ve probably seen the term JWKS. So — what is JWKS and why does it matter? In short: a JWKS (JSON Web Key Set) is a standardized JSON document that publishes one or more public keys (JWKs) so clients and APIs can verify signatures or perform encryption. This guide explains JWKS in plain language, shows the JWK format with examples, covers the jwks uri pattern, and gives practical tips for creating and managing JWKS in production. A JSON Web Key (JWK) is a JSON object that represents a cryptographic key — for example, an RSA public key or an EC key. Key fields include kty (key type), kid (key id), use (intended use), alg (algorithm), and key material fields like n/e for RSA or x/y for EC. A JWKS is simply a JSON object with…  ( 9 min )

​Read the original article：How to Prevent Screenshots on a Specific Page in HarmonyOS Next Protecting user privacy is a key concern, especially on wearable devices where sensitive data can be displayed. In this article, we will explore how to block screenshots on a specific page in a HarmonyOS Next wearable app using ArkTS. This approach is ideal for pages showing confidential information, such as one-time passwords, personal data, or any sensitive screen content. Wearables are increasingly used for accessing private content, health data, passwords, secure notifications, and more. While HarmonyOS Next provides system-level privacy features, there are cases where you want fine-grained control, such as blocking screenshots only on selected pages instead of the entire app. Ensure your Harmon…  ( 7 min )

Over the past few years, Web3 has moved from whitepapers and hype cycles into a quieter, more critical stage; the build phase. The noise of quick token launches and overnight speculation is giving way to an era of infrastructure refinement, interoperability, and applied research. If you’re a developer, researcher, or founder, this shift matters. Here’s why: -The Modular Blockchain Era The “monolithic” chain where consensus, execution, and data availability live in one place is no longer the only model. Why it matters: This flexibility lowers the barrier for building scalable dApps without sacrificing security. Projects like Celestia, EigenLayer, and Fuel are leading examples. - Zero-Knowledge Proofs Enter the Developer Toolbox For years, zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) were the domain of cry…  ( 6 min )

Welcome to Day 28 of your system design learning journey! Today, we’re diving into GraphQL, a powerful query language for APIs, and exploring how it fits into system design. Whether you’re a beginner building your first API or a pro designing scalable systems, this guide will show you how GraphQL works, its benefits, and key system design considerations like scalability, performance, and architecture. With clear examples and diagrams, you’ll see why GraphQL is a go-to choice for modern, data-driven applications. What is GraphQL? Think of GraphQL as a buffet: instead of getting a fixed plate of data (REST), you pick exactly what you want. This reduces over-fetching (extra data) and under-fetching (needing multiple requests). Here’s a simple GraphQL query for a blogging app: query { user(i…  ( 8 min )

Over the past few months, we’ve been spending a lot of time with FastAPI, a relatively new Python framework that’s become the talk of the town. Everyone’s saying it’s the fastest way to build APIs, but is it really that good? And can it actually handle the heavy lifting when your app scales? After putting it to work on real projects, I get why people are hyped. Here’s why FastAPI is quietly becoming a favorite for developers everywhere. FastAPI isn’t your average Python web framework. It’s built on top of Starlette and uses Python’s async/await features, which means it can juggle a ton of requests like database calls, third-party APIs, you name it, without slowing to a crawl. In performance comparisions, it regularly outpaces Flask and Django, especially for apps that need heavy async…  ( 7 min )

Ever wondered how to harness the power of AI to create beautiful images directly from your mobile app? Today, I'll walk you through building FluxGen - a modern Flutter application that transforms text prompts into stunning visuals using AI! FluxGen is more than just another AI app - it's a complete creative toolkit featuring: 🎯 6 Different AI Models (Flux Pro, Realism, Anime Style, 3D Render, etc.) 📱 Cross-platform support (Android, iOS, Desktop) 🎨 Modern Glass-morphism UI with smooth animations 💾 Smart download system with proper permissions ⚡ Lightning-fast generation with fallback options The app follows a clean, maintainable architecture: class _ImageGeneratorScreenState extends State with TickerProviderStateMixin { // Core state management final Tex…  ( 8 min )

If you've just switched to Go from PHP or Java, you've probably had this thought: Go's standard library is awesome and has everything, but when it's time to whip up a proper web app, it feels like you have to build everything from scratch. Routing, config, ORM... you're burnt out before the project even begins. Take it from someone who's been there: that's the wrong way to think. Seasoned Gophers have long learned to use the right tools for the job. Today, I'm opening up my go-to toolkit to share the 6 libraries that have become standard issue in almost every Go project. Buckle up! Let's roll. Gin: The De Facto Standard for Web Development Thinking of writing an API in Go? Don't even think about it—nine out of ten projects use Gin. Why? One word: fast. Gin's routing performance is top-ti…  ( 10 min )

​Read the original article：How to Improve Logging in ArkTS: A Better Alternative to hilog with LogManager? AI Generated Image Overcome hilog’s limitations in HarmonyOS by using a reusable LogManager class for better formatting, filtering, and chunking. When developing HarmonyOS applications with ArkTS, developers typically use the low-level hilog API for runtime logging. While functional, hilog lacks essential features for large-scale or production-grade applications. Its limitations—such as a 4096-byte message cap, lack of runtime log level control, and unstructured outputs—can quickly become obstacles. In this article, we’ll explore a robust solution: a reusable LogManager class that wraps hilog and addresses its shortcomings with structured output, dynamic filtering, and automatic chu…  ( 7 min )

Operation Horizon - Lazarus Group Attribution Classification: TLP:WHITE Date: June 24, 2022 Loss: $100,000,000 EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY THREAT ACTOR: Lazarus Group (DPRK-affiliated) ATTACK METHOD: Compromised private keys (likely social engineering) DURATION: 18 minutes from initiation to completion RECOVERY: 0% - Funds immediately mixed and dispersed Pre-Attack Indicators Unusual validator behavior 3 days prior Test transactions from suspicious addresses Social engineering attempts on team members Abnormal access patterns to key management systems During Attack 18 minutes of unchallenged withdrawals No automated response systems Manual detection after completion Zero intervention capability Name: "nation-state-threat-detection" E…  ( 7 min )

The CodeBehind framework, developed by the Elanat team, represents a modern approach to web development under ASP.NET Core. It reintroduces the classic aspx extension while incorporating contemporary features like Razor syntax for view design. This allows developers to create dynamic, server-side rendered pages with a syntax that feels familiar to those experienced with ASP.NET Core's Razor Pages, but with enhancements tailored for performance and modularity. Unlike traditional frameworks, CodeBehind emphasizes a clear separation between server-side logic and HTML markup, enabling flexible development patterns such as MVC, Model-View, or even standalone views. In this article, we'll explore how to design views using Razor syntax in CodeBehind, drawing from its reference documentation and h…  ( 8 min )

In the rapidly evolving landscape of software architecture, Infrastructure vs Monoliths is one of the most critical decisions development teams face. Choosing between microservices infrastructure and monolithic architecture can significantly impact your application’s scalability, maintainability, deployment strategies, and overall development experience. Both architectural patterns have their strengths and weaknesses, and the right choice depends on various factors including team size, project complexity, scalability requirements, and organizational structure. Let’s dive deep into understanding these two approaches and when to use each one. A monolithic architecture represents a traditional approach where an entire application is built as a single, unified unit. All components, features, …  ( 6 min )

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As developers, we love flow state. That magical stretch when the code just… flows. But here’s the problem: we’re terrible at respecting our own mental limits. We push past fatigue, drown in context-switching, and end the day wondering why we’re mentally fried. Over time, I found something that works better than any productivity app: 90 minutes of deep, focused work followed by a deliberate 20-minute break. Why 90 Minutes? Why the 20-Minute Break? Walk around the block Stretch or quick workout Make coffee and not check Slack Jot down any lingering ideas for my next session By the time I’m back, my mental buffer is cleared and my problem-solving is sharper. How to Make It Stick (Even in a Busy Team) Break discipline: Don’t cut the break short because you “feel fine.” That’s when you risk burnout later in the day. Batch distractions: Put all non-urgent messages, pull requests, and “quick questions” into break time. Why It Beats Pomodoro (for Devs) Ninety minutes gives you enough runway to dig into complex logic without breaking your mental thread. My Challenge to You Commit cleaner code Spend less time debugging End the day less mentally drained You might just find your best work isn’t about working more, but working smarter. Conclusion You’ll be surprised how much more you can ship without feeling fried.  ( 6 min )

1. Why Gates Matter Large-language-model apps are everywhere: copilots, chatbots, doc-summarizers, query engines. Under the hood they ping OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Groq, and whatever shiny model dropped last night. If you wire those APIs straight into prod, you end up with spaghetti code, mystery bills, and 2 a.m. incidents. A gateway fixes that. One endpoint, one bill, one dashboard. But which gateway? That’s today’s mission. Latency, guardrails, or zero-ops? Decide which pain keeps you up at night. Need self-hosting? If auditors yell “HIPAA,” SaaS-only solutions vanish fast. Provider roadmap? How many model vendors do you expect to juggle this year? Write the number down. It shapes everything. Gateway Sweet-Spot Use Case Key Edge Deployment Pricing Model Bifrost by Maxim AI Prod …  ( 9 min )

The software industry is evolving at a frantic pace; no wonder it is growing in terms of competition across the globe. This is the bright side; the dark side behind the scenes is due to this ever-increasing cut-throat competition. More and more companies are facing unexpected challenges regarding development and testing, especially in the context of in-house development. Thank god, we have outsourcing as an option. More or less, outsourcing software development services is no longer an option but a strategic decision to fasten development projects; all you need to seek around is an appropriate partner who has a knack for offering unmatchable services irrespective of your business niche. There is no denying the fact that outsourcing is a complicated and cost-prohibitive procedure; however,…  ( 11 min )

In the rapidly evolving automation space, two names are catching attention, n8n and Manus AI. While both tools aim to simplify processes and increase efficiency, they take different approaches to automation. If you’re deciding which one is right for your business, understanding these differences is crucial. 1. What is n8n? n8n is an open-source, low-code automation platform that allows you to connect APIs, databases, and applications through visual workflows. Strengths: Highly customizable Wide range of integrations Self-hosted or cloud options Best For: Businesses looking for end-to-end workflow automation without heavy coding. 2. What is Manus AI? Manus AI is an automation agent platform that uses AI-powered agents to perform tasks autonomously. Instead of just connecting apps, Manus AI enables agents to make decisions, execute actions, and adapt to dynamic workflows. Strengths: AI-first approach Autonomous decision-making Ideal for dynamic, non-linear processes Best For: Businesses looking for AI agents that can handle complex tasks beyond static automation rules. Workflow Automation vs. Automation Agents Final Thoughts Choosing between n8n and Manus AI depends on whether you want structured, customizable workflow automation or adaptive, AI-driven automation agents. In many cases, the best solution may be a hybrid approach. If you’re leaning toward n8n and want to ensure you get the most out of it, hire n8n experts to build robust, scalable workflows tailored to your business.  ( 5 min )

Every woman experiences hormonal shifts as she ages, but understanding the difference between perimenopause vs menopause can make the journey easier. Both stages mark significant changes in reproductive health, but they are not the same. Knowing the early menopause signs and how perimenopause begins helps you prepare for the physical and emotional changes ahead. Perimenopause is the period leading up to menopause. It usually starts in the 40s, however some women may feel it younger. During this time, the ovaries slowly produce less estrogen, and the menstrual cycle becomes irregular. Perimenopause symptoms vary from woman to woman. They can include: Irregular or skipped periods. Hot flashes and night sweats Mood swings and irritability. Difficulty sleeping. Decreased fertility. Menopause b…  ( 7 min )

As a Product Owner (PO) or Business Analyst (BA), you've likely encountered situations where a client, stakeholder (or even yourself) presents a very general request, such as: "I want to create a chatbot agent." Typically, you would need to organize multiple meetings, ask a series of questions, and spend a lot of time clarifying the request before you can start writing the Software Requirements Specification (SRS) document. But now, with AI's help, you can streamline this process quickly and effectively. One of the most effective ways to leverage the power of AI is to use a specialized prompt designed specifically for software requirements elicitation and specification. This prompt directs the AI to act as a business analyst with over 15 years of experience, proficient in international st…  ( 9 min )

MCP adoption is picking up quickly, so I have been digging into the implementations, especially around security and noticed some serious risks that could become disasters if not handled properly. The new MCP 2025-06-18 spec attempts to address some issues but the reality of most servers with boring security debt will bite you when you least expect it. If those MCP tools or servers are misconfigured or vulnerable, attackers can read your data, steal credentials, impersonate users or even execute code on your infrastructure. This post shares vulnerabilities with practical analysis and some real-world incidents that shook the trust of the entire community. This post covers the biggest risks (with real examples) and how to think about MCP securely: 1) Tool Description Injection is real. Malici…  ( 13 min )

How to Expose Localhost to the Internet: A Developer's Guide As a software developer, you frequently build and test applications on your local machine. Your development server runs on localhost (or 127.0.0.1), a loopback address that makes the service accessible only from your own computer. This setup is perfect for the initial stages of development. However, the moment you need to share your work with the outside world, localhost is no longer sufficient. Whether you need to test webhooks from a third-party service, demonstrate a feature to a client, or test on a physical mobile device, you need a way to expose your localhost to the internet. This guide will walk you through why you need to do this and how you can achieve it effortlessly using Tunnelmole, an open source tool that gives y…  ( 10 min )

Let’s Be Honest : Pavement Management Is Tough If you’re in the pavement management business, you already know it’s no walk in the park. From juggling project timelines and budgets to keeping track of road conditions, there’s a lot going on. And if you’re still relying on spreadsheets, disconnected tools, or outdated software, you’ve probably felt the pain of slow decision-making, poor coordination, and unexpected costs. That’s where ERP-based pavement management software comes in, giving you one powerful system to plan, manage, and improve your operations. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) might sound like a corporate buzzword, but in pavement management, it’s a game-changer. Instead of juggling different tools for planning, budgeting, scheduling, and reporting, ERP brings everything i…  ( 6 min )

Hey tech adventurers! 👋 Ready to turn the mundane world of browser automation into something that would make science fiction jealous? Let's dive into Clickjitsu - a project that proves sometimes the best ideas come from the most questionable engineering decisions! 🚀 Challenge 🤔: You need to automate web tasks, but traditional browser automation is about as secure as leaving your front door open with a "Free Stuff Inside" sign. Solution 💡: Spawn completely fresh, isolated browser environments in Kubernetes, hand control to AI agents, and watch the digital magic unfold with military-grade security. Why You'll Love This: Watch AI work in real-time via WebRTC streaming 📺 Zero security contamination between sessions 🛡️ Scalable cloud-native architecture that handles enterprise workloads �…  ( 10 min )

Ever built a search page with filters and pagination, only to realize users lose everything when they refresh? Or tried to share a filtered view with a colleague and sent them a useless base URL? I've been there. Too many times. After writing the same URLSearchParams boilerplate for the hundredth time, I decided to build something better: react-zod-url-state - a TypeScript-first library that automatically syncs your component state with URL parameters. Here's what we usually end up writing for a simple product filter: export function ProductFilters() { const searchParams = useSearchParams(); const router = useRouter(); const [q, setQ] = useState(''); const [page, setPage] = useState(1); const [sort, setSort] = useState('name'); const [inStock, setInStock] = useState(false); …  ( 7 min )

There are many challenges HR and business leaders’ face in an uncertain market: the tightening budget, attracting and retaining the right talent, identifying and filling the skills gap, and developing the workforce for the future. These challenges are hard to address individually, but leaders are addressing these hurdles in the contemporary marketplace. The good news is that artificial intelligence has conquered numerous areas of talent management, enhancing efficiencies and results. AI is used in all aspects, such as candidate sourcing, talent recruiting, and alum management. Has your organization figured out how to adopt artificial intelligence in talent management? ** *1. Faster Recruitment and Candidate Shortlisting Recruitment is one of the HR activities that needs the most tim…  ( 7 min )

You’ve spent months polishing your app. The UI is clean, the state management is sound, and the user flow is logical. Then someone needs to upload a file. Suddenly, that generic, unstyled widget appears, looking like it was teleported from 2005. It breaks the entire experience and quietly signals to the user, “we gave up on this part.” The file uploader is a weird blind spot where even great apps just surrender to the default. It’s a small detail, but it’s a trust issue. Users are handing you their files. The moment of exchange shouldn’t feel janky. The good news is you can fix this, and you can do it with the tools you’re already using. We’ve overhauled the customizable Filestack file picker so you can style it from the ground up with Tailwind CSS. Because let’s be honest, it’s 2025. You’…  ( 11 min )

🏅 View my badge here: https://lnkd.in/d-TnX4qd This certification is designed for anyone looking to validate their understanding of AI, Machine Learning (ML), and Generative AI, especially in the context of AWS cloud services. My journey took a few months of focused study. Initially, I wasn’t sure which resources to prioritize, and I didn’t start with hands-on exercises right away. Once I structured my learning around practical labs, official AWS content, and practice exams, my progress accelerated significantly. Here’s what helped me the most: 1. Stéphane Maarek’s AWS AI Practitioner Course Course Link Stéphane’s course is thorough and beginner-friendly. His clear explanations and practical examples made AI/ML concepts easy to understand. 2. AWS Skill Builder – Exam Prep Skill Builder Li…  ( 6 min )

Tired of slow queries, bloated DTOs, and unpredictable database behavior? Dive into real-world EF Core mastery. This article covers query optimization, compiled queries, raw SQL safely, multi-tenant patterns, and database versioning strategies—all illustrated with practical C# examples. Whether you’re building enterprise apps, SaaS platforms, or high-traffic APIs, learn how to: Cut response times by 70%+ with smart query patterns Avoid migration headaches in team environments Safely leverage raw SQL without risking SQL injection Implement multi-tenant isolation effortlessly Debug and profile EF Core like a pro 📌 Read the full deep dive here: https://medium.com/@yaseer.arafat/mastering-ef-core-a-deep-dive-into-high-performance-data-access-for-modern-net-developers-efef3e1c0c24 Unlock scalable patterns, query optimization techniques, and practical examples that every mid-to-senior .NET developer should know. Don’t just write code—write high-performing, maintainable systems.  ( 5 min )

The Hidden Costs of Poor Project Tracking: Why 70% of Dev Agencies Fail in Year Two Pratham naik for Teamcamp ・ Aug 14 #webdev #productivity #devops #opensource  ( 5 min )

For over a decade, I've been building with Laravel. It's been my go-to framework for everything from simple APIs to complex SaaS platforms. But lately, I've felt like a kid with my face pressed against the candy store window, watching the Python developers have all the AI fun. Every time I wanted to build an AI agent, I'd have to context-switch to Python. LangChain, AutoGPT, CrewAI – they're all amazing, but they're not PHP. They're not Laravel. And that constant switching between ecosystems was killing my productivity. So I did what any reasonable developer would do after one too many late nights wrestling with Python virtual environments... I built my own AI agent framework for Laravel. 😅 Meet Vizra ADK – the AI Agent Development Kit that brings true agentic capabilities home to Laravel…  ( 10 min )

The Hidden Costs of Poor Project Tracking: Why 70% of Dev Agencies Fail in Year Two Pratham naik for Teamcamp ・ Aug 14 #webdev #productivity #devops #opensource  ( 5 min )

I've heard this argument quite a few times recently, especially in code related to prompt engineering, and sometimes the most trivial things can stir up quite a conversation between developers. You might see some code like this: const myFunc = async () => { try { if (condition) { const prompt = `Hello world This is some multiline text More text `; } } catch { // some stuff here } } Many developers think that's the right way to write a multiline string, as everything is indented according to the rest of the code. But there are two major issues with this approach. While at first glance the indentation might seem to make sense, when using a template literal (the string wrapped with backticks), you don't need to follow the re…  ( 6 min )

🛠️ The Spec-Driven Revolution Everything began with a folder: /.kiro. Inside it, I wrote YAML specs for quests, NPCs, and global events. No hardcoded logic. No brittle managers. Just clean, declarative design: - id: "neon_escape" startCondition: roomEntered: true endCondition: player.healthBelow: 0.2 actions: spawn: "gangAmbush" reward: type: "neonShard" amount: 5 Kiro parsed these specs and instantly generated: C# classes (QuestDefinition, EventTrigger) YAML ↔ runtime serializers Unity bindings that made everything playable on save I wired custom Kiro hooks to automate everything: Saving a spec regenerated the quest pipeline Creating an NPC archetype scaffolded AI behaviors and animation states Dropping a prefab rebuilt the spawn registry and loot tables Running a profiling hook injected performance throttles directly into the spec It felt like having a full-time systems engineer working behind the scenes — except it was all AI. I sketched my ideas in plain English: “Build a map generator that carves rooms, places doors, and sets neon lighting.” Kiro returned a complete C# class with: Breadth-first room expansion Adjacency checks Weighted loot tables Coroutine-driven lighting transitions It compiled and ran on the first try. I didn’t touch a single boilerplate line. Multiplayer sync via agent hooks A player-authored spec editor An open modding toolkit for infinite cyberpunk adventures Kiro didn’t just accelerate development — it changed how I think about building games. Specs are now my source of truth. AI is my co-creator. And iteration is instant. Let’s build smarter worlds — one YAML file at a time.  ( 6 min )

Optimization has been central to SuperOptiX from day one—whether it's prompts, weights, parameters, or compute. It began with DSPy-style programmatic prompt engineering and teleprompting as it was the only framework doing prompt optimization. It was surprising that other frameworks couldn't figure out ways to optimize prompts like DSPy, but now we have a solution. Today, we're bringing Optimas into the SuperOptiX ecosystem so you can apply globally aligned local rewards across multiple frameworks: OpenAI Agent SDK, CrewAI, AutoGen, and DSPy. You can check out the Optimas and SuperOptiX integration here. Optimizing a single prompt isn't enough for modern "compound" AI systems. Real systems chain LLMs, tools, and traditional ML into multi‑step workflows, and the right unit of optimization is…  ( 10 min )

Definition: OCP states: "Software entities (classes, modules, functions) should be open for extension but closed for modification." That means: Open for extension: You can add new behavior without touching the existing code. Closed for modification: You don't edit existing tested, stable code just to add new features. Why this matters: Prevents breaking existing features. Improves maintainability. Reduces regression bugs. How to achieve it: Interfaces / Abstract Classes — define a contract that new implementations follow. Polymorphism — lets you swap behaviors without changing the base code. Dependency Injection — avoids hardcoding dependencies. Example (Bad OCP): class ReportGenerator { public function generate($type) { if ($type === 'pdf') { // PDF generation …  ( 6 min )

Performance testing comes with its own set of challenges, ranging from test infrastructure issues and high test execution times to inconsistent test environments. Identifying and addressing these performance testing challenges is important to build more efficient, reliable and scalable software applications. Performance testing challenges vary by team, but QA needs to be ready for these common ones: Unrealistic test scenarios often lead to inaccurate results because they fail to replicate real-world conditions such as varying network environments, user traffic patterns, and peak system loads. This makes it difficult to assess software performance accurately. Similarly, inadequate test data can compromise performance testing results. Without large or diverse datasets including edge cases (n…  ( 12 min )

Omar Lye-Fook brought his signature love-song swagger to NPR’s Tiny Desk, surprising fans by kicking off with the tongue-in-cheek “This Is Not a Love Song” before cruising through classics like “There’s Nothing Like This.” Dressed to the nines and rocking his iconic high-top locs, he and his tight band transformed the intimate space into a soulful celebration. Bursting onto the British neo-soul scene in 1990, Omar has spent 40 years collaborating with legends from Stevie Wonder to Erykah Badu. Produced by Bobby Carter and co., this stripped-down concert proves why Omar is still a global soul powerhouse. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

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Demystifying async behavior so you can predict it, without memorizing diagrams. I was building a dashboard in Next.js. It just froze. Turns out, I had no clue I’ve met the event loop, just… indirectly. This guide strips the jargon and gives you a mental model you’ll actually use. Kitchen = Call Stack (where cooking happens) Waiter = Event Loop (decides what order to serve next) Two waiting lines: Fast line = Promises (.then(), async/await) → “urgent orders” Slow line = Timers (setTimeout, clicks, network) → “big meal orders” Before serving any big orders, the waiter must finish all "urgent orders" first. That’s why a Promise often runs before a setTimeout, even if the timeout is set to 0. setTimeout(0) still feels “late” console.log("Start"); setTimeout(() => console.log("Timeout"), …  ( 7 min )

Bahasa pemrograman PHP terkenal melakukan proses yang bersifat blocking, yakni sumber daya tidak dapat dipakai untuk keperluan lain sampai proses selesai. Namun di versi 8.* ada peningkatan fitur yang memungkinkan developer untuk menghentikan proses dan menjalankannya kembali kapan saja. Fiber merupakan suatu class di PHP yang berguna untuk menjalankan proses yang dapat dihentikan (suspend) dan dijalankan kembali (resume) kapan saja sesuai kebutuhan. Konsep Fiber ini mirip dengan async di Javascript namun dengan perbedaan, proses di dalam Fiber secara default hanya bisa resume satu kali saja. Berikut ini cara mendefinisikan Fiber. <?php $timer = new Fiber(function($argument){ $value = Fiber::suspend("your message"); echo $value; }); Di dalam instance Fiber ada sebuah callback yan…  ( 6 min )

AI automation isn’t just about connecting a trigger to an action — in production systems, it’s about orchestration. This means combining multiple platforms, adding custom logic, and ensuring the whole pipeline is scalable and maintainable. [Source] --> [n8n Workflow Trigger] --> [Dify Agent] --> [Custom API] Event Source – e.g., webhooks, form submissions, database updates n8n Workflow Trigger – handles routing, preprocessing, and conditional logic Dify Agent Layer – coordinates multi-agent workflows for decision-making Custom API/Logic Layer – business rules, security checks, and API integrations Target Systems – CRM, analytics tools, internal dashboards n8n is great at integrating services, managing data flows, and triggering complex event-based logic Dify excels at orchestrating AI agents, particularly when different agents handle specialized subtasks Custom Logic Layer bridges the gap, ensuring security, compliance, and performance optimizations Webhook Trigger (n8n) receives form data Data Normalization – removing inconsistencies, checking required fields Dify Agent Processing – evaluating lead score using LLM-based classification Custom API Layer – checking CRM for duplicates and assigning owner n8n Output Node – sending to Slack/Teams with context-rich summary Security – implement API authentication and data encryption at each stage Scalability – use containerized deployments for n8n and Dify, enable horizontal scaling where possible Monitoring – log key workflow events and build dashboards for status tracking Error Handling – implement retries, dead-letter queues, and alerting for failed runs Docker Compose for small-scale setups Kubernetes for large-scale, high-availability deployments Consider MQTT or Kafka for high-volume event streaming between services If you’re exploring a multi-platform AI workflow or planning to move from PoC to production, here’s a detailed guide on designing an orchestration layer: Read the full workflow design guide Explore More: AIoT Platform Service for Your Business  ( 6 min )

Intent: In this post, we’ll explore some modern Java approaches to implementing classic design patterns. ✅ What’s different in modern style: Functional interfaces & lambdas remove class boilerplate. Records give you immutable data holders with toString/equals/hashCode for free. Sealed classes + switch expressions enforce exhaustiveness. Streams replace manual iteration logic. Enums replace string identifiers for compile-time safety. Modern Java Features Used: Java 8+: Lambda expressions and method references Functional interfaces Default methods in interfaces Stream API concepts Java 10+: var keyword for local variable type inference Java 14+: Switch expressions Records (preview in 14, standard in 16) Java 17+: Sealed classes and interfaces Pattern matching enhancements Design p…  ( 13 min )

You can now build Google Workspace add-ons that extend Google Chat. #googleworkspacedevelopernews #googlechat Follow youtube.com/@googleworkspacedevs  ( 7 min )

I asked GPT-5 to draft tokenomics for an ERC-20: a billion max supply, a small burn fee on transfers, pausable transfers, and owner-only minting. It produced a clean-looking contract in seconds. I didn’t ship it. Max supply: 1,000,000,000 tokens Fee: 2% burned on each transfer Minting: owner-only, capped by max supply Pausable: owner can pause/unpause transfers On paper, perfect. In tests, not so much. Pause wasn’t enforced on transfers: The contract imported pausing logic but never actually blocked transfers when paused. Burn fee also hit initial distributions: Owner distributing tokens to the community lost 2% every time. Usually you want fees only on user-to-user transfers. Fee governance was under-specified: The burn fee could be changed by the owner with no bounds, no delay, and no ev…  ( 6 min )

Dear community, here comes the July community roundup! July saw the Apache DolphinScheduler community maintain high-energy iteration, with several core modules receiving important fixes and enhancements. In Kubernetes environments, we resolved the issue where PodIP changes prevented reconnection to ZooKeeper, while dependency tasks, variable pools, COS resource management, and more all gained critical fixes that boost overall stability and availability. On performance and usability, we eliminated the global task-scheduling wait queue, streamlined Master-node parameters, optimized UI presentation logic, and improved both documentation and CI workflows—further lowering the cost of use and operations. 🫶 A big thank-you to this month’s contributors; your meticulous collaboration has driven a …  ( 6 min )

Running Kubernetes at scale in AWS presents unique networking challenges that can significantly impact your application performance and operational efficiency. While AWS VPC CNI serves as the default networking solution for EKS clusters, it often becomes the bottleneck when dealing with high-scale or dynamic workloads. Enter Cilium - an eBPF-powered CNI that's revolutionizing how we think about Kubernetes networking. Container Network Interface (CNI) plugins serve as the backbone of Kubernetes networking, handling three critical responsibilities: IP Address Management: Allocating unique IP addresses to pods Network Configuration: Setting up routes and network interfaces for inter-pod communication Network Integration: Bridging container networking with the underlying infrastructure When …  ( 9 min )

If you’ve been around the VoIP world for a while, you’ve probably heard this question more than once: In 2025, that debate is still alive and well — but the context has changed. With modern deployment models, cloud-native VoIP stacks, and the demand for high-volume, low-latency communications, developers are evaluating these platforms with fresh eyes. I’ve worked with both over the years, and here’s my developer-centric breakdown of how they stack up today. 1. Core Philosophy and Architecture Asterisk Born as a monolithic telephony server. Dialplan-driven call logic with extensive application modules. Great for small-to-medium solutions or feature-rich PBXs. FreeSWITCH Designed as a soft-switch from day one. Modular, distributed, and event-driven core. Handles large concurrent call volumes…  ( 6 min )

Serverless doesn’t mean there’s no server - it means you don’t manage the server or the infrastructure. It’s a runtime (e.g., Node.js) spun up and torn down on demand. On Vercel’s hobby plan you get ~10s for a request/response cycle, up to 300s on Pro, and 800s on Fluid. Moral of the story: if you’re doing something serverless, do it fast. Or break it up into smaller functions (FaaS: Function as a Service), which is exactly how, many modern APIs work. One handy mantra: You pay for execution, not uptime. Treat endpoints like quick, efficient functions and you’ll be fine, especially on Vercel (we’ve heard horror stories of surprise bills). In this post, we’ll build a full-stack app (Node.js, Express, Supabase, and EJS) using Vercel, the most popular serverless platform. Make a Vercel account…  ( 9 min )

Render free tier (Hobby Projects) is good for development but when it comes to prod it sucks. Your free instance will spin down with inactivity, which can delay requests by 50 seconds or more. and 50 secs is a terrible amount of latency 😥 So to tackle this on free tier i have setup a uptime service using Uptime Robot This platform pings your service every 5 mins (free tier) and if you want to cut this time further then you can upgrade your account Simply create a monitor and enter your "/" or "/health" endpoint and your instance will get a req every 5 min Problem Solved ✅  ( 5 min )

Initially, many developers and DevOps engineers begin similarly building their projects. They have a project idea, create a GitHub or GitLab repository, and then they get to building. This process is perfect when you're a beginner or working on a side project that you plan on presenting to recruiters to increase your chances of getting hired. But this process is not good enough when you're building for end-users and you need to deploy in production, and you get to see this the moment you get onboarded to the company's version control system. You get to see a standard way of shipping to production, and if this is your first time seeing this, you might be wondering what's going on. That's why I'm writing this article. The goal is to present a high-level explanation of how startup and organiz…  ( 9 min )

To those journalists who are surveillanced by personal attack or institutional attack, or in other words, a high risk journalists. There are a certain number of attack that could be done, first, it is called a sniffing attack, which could track your browsing activity, so the sniffer can collect your data of what you are up to or researching about by your activity history on the internet. Or an institutional attack from a state or organization, an ISP(Internet Service Provider) can track your browsing history easily and collect your whatever you do in the internet. VPN could be the answer, but sometimes it is not enough. Journalists who relies on the internet to research something that could be lead to something important or something dangerous, with a great possibility don't want their act…  ( 7 min )

The ongoing clash between Perplexity and Cloudflare highlights key challenges in AI access to web content. At its core, this involves accusations of ignoring site restrictions and the broader effects on creators. Cloudflare claimed Perplexity accessed blocked sites by masking its bots and bypassing robots.txt files, rules meant to control web crawling. Perplexity responded that its method serves user queries in real time, not traditional scraping, raising questions about current standards. This issue affects website owners by potentially reducing traffic as AI tools provide answers directly. For instance, if AI summaries replace site visits, creators might lose revenue from ads and sales. Key points include: Gaining control over which AI agents can use content Ensuring proper credit and links back to original sources Exploring ways to charge for AI access Robots.txt has long guided web crawlers, but AI complicates this. AI might fetch content on demand, leading to debates about fair use and compensation. Drawbacks involve risks like reduced visibility if blocks are too strict, while benefits offer better content management. To safeguard sites, consider these actions: Update robots.txt to block specific AI agents Implement bot management tools and monitor traffic Add attribution signals and explore licensing options Aspect Traditional Search AI Assistants Traffic High referrals Few referrals Rules Followed Strong adherence to robots.txt Varies by provider Value Links and snippets Summaries with little traffic This debate points to a shift where sites might require explicit consent for AI use, including paid models. Creators can turn this into opportunity by tightening defenses and seeking partnerships. 'Read More on Perplexity vs Cloudflare AI Scraping'  ( 6 min )

Struggling with remote or multithreaded debugging on ARM-based systems? https://www.forlinx.net/industrial-news/gdb-debugging-imx9352-linux-multithread-716.html )  ( 5 min )

Hey DEV community, I'm excited to share that my open-source Android project, PennyWise, recently crossed 80+ stars on GitHub and has over 100 active beta testers. As a solo developer on a side project, this has been an incredible journey, and I wanted to share a bit about the "why" and the "how." PennyWise is a privacy-first expense tracker that automatically logs transactions by reading bank SMS. The key feature? Everything, including an AI assistant, runs 100% on the device. No cloud servers, no data collection, no API fees. 100% Kotlin & Jetpack Compose: Built with a modern Android stack for a reactive UI. On-Device AI with MediaPipe: I wanted to avoid cloud LLMs entirely. I used Google's MediaPipe with a Gemma 2B model to build an AI assistant that can answer questions about a user's spending without their data ever leaving their phone. This was a huge challenge but core to the privacy promise. Room Database: For local, structured storage of all financial data. Regex-based SMS Parsing: A robust system to handle dozens of different bank SMS formats in India. Building something with a strong privacy-first stance seems to have resonated with users. The on-device AI is not just a gimmick; it's a statement against the trend of sending every little piece of data to the cloud. If you're interested in modern Android development, on-device ML, or just want to see a project that's gaining some real-world traction, I'd love for you to check it out. GitHub Repo: https://github.com/sarim2000/pennywiseai-tracker Happy to dive into any technical questions or discuss the challenges of on-device AI in the comments!  ( 6 min )

Last week, I described several approaches to OpenTelemetry on the JVM, their requirements, and their different results. This week, I want to highlight several gotchas found across stacks in the zero-code instrumentation. Since its inception, OpenTelemetry has unified the 3 pillars of observability. In the distributed tracing space, it replaced proprietary protocols Zipkin and Jaeger. IMHO, it achieved such success for several reasons: First, a huge industry pressure to work across proprietary tools Zero-code instrumentation, allowing developers to be unconcerned by OpenTelemetry Easy and unified configuration mechanism via environment variables. The latter is a boon for the Ops team, as they don't have to know the underlying framework (or stack!) details. They only need to check the Envir…  ( 7 min )

Web browsers strictly enforce the same-origin policy, meaning data stored via localStorage or sessionStorage on one domain (or subdomain) isn’t directly accessible on another. This is a great security feature, but it makes sharing user state (like preferences, shopping carts, or session tokens) across domains very difficult. Developers have long tried various workarounds, but they tend to be brittle or insecure: Hidden iframes + postMessage: Embed an invisible iframe pointed at one domain, and use window.postMessage to send data between domains. This can work in controlled cases, but it’s complex and error-prone (you must carefully check message.origin, maintain special pages, and coordinate loading events). Even one tutorial author notes that this approach only works for a narrow set of u…  ( 10 min )

We've all witnessed the explosion of interest in general-purpose AI chatbots. They promise to answer any question, draft any email, and even write code snippets. While impressive, their broad capabilities often come at the cost of depth and contextual understanding. In the real world, particularly within complex industries, the need is for something far more targeted: specialized, autonomous AI agents. Think of a "Financial Compliance Agent" that can automatically audit expense reports against regulatory requirements, or an "Automated Report Generator" deeply integrated with your business intelligence platform. These aren't just chatbots with specific prompts; they are complex systems designed from the ground up to perform specific tasks with a high degree of autonomy and expertise. The nu…  ( 11 min )

The DOJ has updated Title II of the ADA(Americans with Disabilities Act) affecting local and state government institutions, including public universities on April 24 2024. Which basically enforces the adoption of WCAG 2.1 AA as the standard for web accessibility. Which essentially means that Web content and mobile applications provided by local and state government will have to implement extra accessibility measures. These measures aims at making content more accessible to disabled users, including those with mild disabilities such a low vision and photosensitivity. Requiring Web content to be readable by screen readers, which means to respect page structure for navigation, context and appropriate headings (H1,H2,H3). Clear and descriptive link texts and buttons, so instead of having a lin…  ( 6 min )

Introduction: In the ever-evolving digital landscape, achieving higher search engine rankings requires more than just quality content. Leveraging the right SEO tools can significantly enhance your website's performance. This guide delves into five essential SEO tools that can propel your site to the top of search results. Site Audit Tools: The Foundation of SEO Before optimizing, it's crucial to understand your website's current standing. Site audit tools like Screaming Frog and Ahrefs crawl your site to identify issues such as broken links, duplicate content, and slow loading speeds. Addressing these issues ensures a solid foundation for SEO efforts. Keyword Tracking Tools: Monitor Your Progress Tools like SEMrush and Moz allow you to track the performance of your targeted keywords over time. Monitoring keyword rankings helps in adjusting strategies and identifying areas for improvement. Competitor Analysis Tools: Stay Ahead of the Curve Understanding your competitors' strategies can provide valuable insights. Tools such as SpyFu and Ahrefs enable you to analyze competitors' keywords, backlinks, and content strategies, helping you identify opportunities and threats. Content Optimization Tools: Enhance User Engagement Tools like Surfer SEO and Clearscope assist in optimizing your content for both search engines and users. They provide recommendations on keyword usage, content structure, and readability, ensuring your content ranks well and engages visitors. Performance Tracking Tools: Measure Your Success Google Analytics and Google Search Console are indispensable for tracking your website's performance. They offer insights into traffic sources, user behavior, and site health, allowing you to make data-driven decisions. Conclusion: Integrating these five SEO tools into your strategy can lead to improved rankings and enhanced user experience. Regularly audit your site, monitor keyword performance, analyze competitors, optimize content, and track performance to stay ahead in the competitive digital landscape.  ( 6 min )

Terraform is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that allows you to define, manage, and provision cloud resources efficiently. While Terraform is often used to create and modify resources, sometimes you need to retrieve information about existing infrastructure, whether it's managed by Terraform or provisioned externally. This is where data sources come in. In this blog, we’ll explore what data sources are, how they differ from Terraform variables and resources, and how to use them effectively in your configurations. Data sources in Terraform allow you to dynamically retrieve information about existing infrastructure, whether it is managed within Terraform or provisioned externally. Data sources enable Terraform configurations to reference real-time data about cloud resources, services, …  ( 7 min )

SQL databases provide multiple date types, but developers often misuse them or underestimate timezone complexities. This guide covers key types and best practices to keep your date logic clean and reliable. DATE: 'YYYY-MM-DD' DATETIME: Date and time without timezone. TIMESTAMP: Stored in UTC, auto-converts on retrieval. TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE: Prevents timezone-related issues. DATETIMEOFFSET: Best for timezone-aware data. TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE: Handles user session timezone transparently. Always store timestamps in UTC. Prefer timezone-aware types for global apps. Index date columns to speed up range queries. Validate date inputs at the database level. Use native types, not strings, for all date storage. MySQL: DATE(datetime_column) SQL Server: CAST(datetime_column AS DATE) SELECT CURRENT_DATE; SELECT * FROM logs WHERE created_at BETWEEN '2025-01-01' AND '2025-06-30'; MySQL: DATE_FORMAT() PostgreSQL: TO_CHAR() SQL date types can seem simple, but careful choices make your apps more robust and timezone-safe. Mastering these fundamentals prepares you for more complex use cases like interval arithmetic and timezone conversions. Explore the full SQL Date Data Types guide for deeper insights.  ( 20 min )

We built Four Dog Paws because we believe great pet care begins with thoughtful design — both for pets and for people. This article tells the full story of creating the Four Dog Paws website and service platform from our perspective: the mission that guided us, the technologies we chose (Python and C++), the features we shipped, the real engineering and product problems we hit along the way, how we solved them, and where we’re headed next. Below you’ll find a deep, behind-the-scenes look — the technical architecture, product decisions, content strategy, operations, and the roadmap for turning Four Dog Paws into a trusted, scalable pet-care brand. Our mission and product vision From day one we wanted Four Dog Paws to be more than a booking page. Our goal: make pet care predictable, personal…  ( 14 min )

Why the most important feature in cloud cost automation isn't the automation itself - it's the ability to break it when you need to. It's 5:55 PM on a Tuesday. Your staging database is scheduled to shut down at 6:00 PM exactly as it should, every single day. But today is different. You're five minutes away from cracking that performance bug, and shutting down now means losing three hours of progress. What do you do? Most cloud automation tools give you two terrible options: Edit the entire recurring schedule (and pray you remember to change it back) Let it shut down and manually restart it (breaking your flow) Both options suck. Both create risk. Both make you question whether automation is worth the headache. This is exactly why we built a Schedule Override for ZopNight. Here's the …  ( 7 min )

Brief introduction into Spring AI and Amazon Bedrock Spring AI Spring AI is an application framework for AI engineering. Its goal is to apply to the AI domain Spring ecosystem design principles such as portability and modular design and promote using POJOs as the building blocks of an application to the AI domain. Spring AI provides support for all major AI Model providers such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Ollama. The list of its features is rich and new features are constantly added. As I'm very active in the AWS community, I'll mostly cover Spring AI Amazon Bedrock support. Amazon Bedrock is a managed service that provides foundation models from various AI providers, available through a unified API. Following the Bedrock recommendations, Spring AI transitioned…  ( 14 min )

Hi folks, Just wondering if anyone else has run into the chaos of too many SaaS tools popping up across teams? We’ve been in the same boat – people signing up for apps left, right and centre, and it’s a nightmare keeping track of what’s actually being used. We ended up trying a platform that gives a full overview of all the SaaS in use, both approved and shadow IT. It’s been handy for spotting rogue apps, tracking costs, and putting some governance in place without just telling people “no”. What’s clever is how it nudges users instead of blocking them outright – little reminders to turn on MFA or close dormant accounts, that sort of thing. We’ve also automated some access stuff for leavers, which has cut down on risk. Results so far: fewer rogue apps, better cost visibility, and a bit more peace of mind on security. Would love to hear if anyone else has tackled this in a similar way – or if you’ve got tips on keeping SaaS under control without turning into the office police! Cheers.  ( 5 min )

Ever spent hours chasing online certifications only to wonder how they translate into real, on-the-ground data skills? Let’s explore how data science certifications, enhanced by Pickl.ai, can supercharge your learning and your portfolio. 1. Certifications + Practice = Mastery Why it matters: Certifications validate your knowledge, but real retention happens when that knowledge is applied. Pickl.ai advantage: The platform lets you drill into hands-on tasks—data cleaning, model building, visualization—all without needing heavyweight coding skills. User experience: Imagine uploading a dataset, clicking through steps like “clean missing values” or “run a model,” and seeing insights come alive with intuitive visuals. That feels way more memorable than dry slides. 2. Case Example: From Certifica…  ( 6 min )

Building a Study Log App with React — Track Daily Study Topics and Hours Tags: JavaScript, Beginners, Frontend, App Development, React Hello, and thanks for reading. This was my first time developing a study log app using React. In this post, I’ll share an overview of the app, the challenges I faced during development, the solutions I found, and what I learned along the way. GitHub Repository: https://github.com/kazukashima/kadai1.git This app allows you to log your daily study topics and study hours, then automatically calculates and displays the total study time. Feature Description Study log entry Add a study topic and study time via a form Real-time reflection See your input instantly on the screen Total time display Automatically sums all study hours Input valida…  ( 6 min )

My production server crashed at 3:47 AM on a Tuesday, and for the first time in my career, I didn't immediately start digging through logs. Instead, I did something that would have horrified my younger self: I asked an AI to guess what was wrong before I had any clue myself. Not to fix it for me, but to generate hypotheses about what might be happening based on the symptoms I could observe. That decision cut my debugging time from four hours to thirty-seven minutes. But more importantly, it taught me something fundamental about how expert-level debugging actually works — and why the conventional wisdom about "learning to debug properly" might be holding developers back. Here's the debugging mindset shift that changed how I approach every technical problem. Every computer science program te…  ( 10 min )

After 10+ years building enterprise applications, I've learned that two principles guide every successful refactoring: high cohesion and low coupling. Cohesion = Does this class have a clear, single purpose? Coupling = How many parts break when I change this? Here's the mess I typically inherit: class Student { name: string; grade: number; constructor(name: string, grade: number) { this.name = name; this.grade = grade; } getGPA(): number { return this.grade / 100; } // This shouldn't be here! save(): void { console.log(`Saving ${this.name} to database...`); } // Neither should this! sendEmail(): void { console.log(`Sending email to ${this.name}...`); } } This violates Single Responsibility Princip…  ( 6 min )

💡 Because sometimes you just wanna close the lid, go make noodles, and come back like nothing happened. Hibernation stores all your RAM into the swap. swap size ≥ RAM × 1.2 (just to be safe). Mine: free -h Mem: 7.6G total 👉 I’ll make a 9G swapfile. Let’s make it, lock it, and enable it: sudo fallocate -l 9G /swapfile sudo chmod 600 /swapfile sudo mkswap /swapfile sudo swapon /swapfile /etc/fstab echo '/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab No more "oops my swap disappeared after reboot". The kernel needs to know where your swap lives: # UUID of the partition containing swapfile findmnt -no UUID -T /swapfile # Offset of the swapfile filefrag -v /swapfile | awk '{if($1=="0:"){print $4}}' | sed 's/\.\.//' Write those down — we’ll need them in the GRUB step. Edit /etc/default/grub: sudo nano /etc/default/grub Find: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" Change to: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash resume=UUID= resume_offset=" Update GRUB: sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg resume Create /etc/dracut.conf.d/resume.conf: echo 'add_dracutmodules+=" resume "' | sudo tee /etc/dracut.conf.d/resume.conf Rebuild initramfs: sudo dracut --regenerate-all --force sudo systemctl hibernate If your PC powers off and comes back with everything exactly where you left it, Suspend to RAM first, then hibernate after a delay (battery saver’s dream): sudo mkdir -p /etc/systemd/sleep.conf.d sudo nano /etc/systemd/sleep.conf.d/hibernate.conf Put: [Sleep] HibernateDelaySec=30min Run: sudo systemctl suspend-then-hibernate Now your Arch/EndeavourOS box can sleep like a cat 🐈 and wake up like it’s got super memory powers.  ( 6 min )

Background When monitoring the running status of the system and troubleshooting complex issues, logs have long served as an indispensable observability method. Scientific local log management strategies not only retain more complete historical records locally and minimize performance overhead but also facilitate log collection and subsequent analysis. However, in actual O&M, we often encounter counterexamples. The collection problems caused by such management defects cannot be perfectly solved by mainstream collection tools such as LoongCollector (formerly iLogtail), Filebeat, FluentBit, Vector, and OpenTelemetry Collector. The best practice is to solve the root cause. Here we summarize our experience, hoping to provide some inspiration and collectively enhance log utility for all. The p…  ( 9 min )

Have you ever wished you could pick up a phone and speak to your younger self? What would you say? My Story When I was a kid, I experienced extreme bullying. Those years shaped me in ways I’m still dealing with: I became afraid to speak up. My confidence shrank. Even at work today, I often stay silent during meetings, fearing rejection. Depression and insomnia are still part of my life. The truth is, the pain didn’t just fade with time—it carried over into adulthood. What I’d Say to My Younger Self If I could call my childhood self, I’d say: “It’s okay. You matter. What happened to you was wrong, but it doesn’t define your worth. You will grow stronger, even if it feels impossible right now.” Why Voice Matters Writing those words is one thing. That’s what https://accentvoice.net/ is for. Record messages to your past self. Encourage your present self. Send affirmations to your future self. It’s a space for emotional connection and self-healing—powered by your own voice. How to Use It Record a message to your childhood self: “You’ll survive this. You’ll find people who care.” Talk to your present self: “Even with anxiety and insomnia, you are worth listening to.” Create a voice diary for your future self to hear one day. By using https://accentvoice.net/ regularly, you can turn reflection into a habit—and make peace with your past. 💬 Question for you: If you could call your younger self today, what would you say?  ( 6 min )

On August 14 at 5:00 PM CEST, I’ll be joining an incredible panel of Docker Captains for a live, community-led discussion on how Docker is evolving for the AI era. This event, hosted by Francesco Ciulla, brings together experts from across the globe to explore one of the most exciting frontiers in tech — the intersection of containerization and artificial intelligence. The session will cover: Opportunities & Challenges — How AI is transforming the way we think about containerized development, and the real-world obstacles we need to address. Emerging Tools & Best Practices — From lightweight local setups to large-scale AI pipelines, we’ll discuss the tools and workflows that are making a difference. Live Q&A — Your chance to ask questions directly to the Captains and join the conversation.…  ( 6 min )

The need for people to understand, prioritize, manage, and analyze data is not slowing down in any industry. From quick trend analyses to advanced predictive modeling, businesses rely on data to guide strategic decisions and uncover opportunities. Data scientists and data analysts are on the front lines of this movement—gathering, cleaning, and interpreting information, then translating it into actionable insights for stakeholders. In short: What they do: Identify trends, patterns, and insights. How they do it: Apply statistical methods, advanced modeling, and clear communication. Let’s explore the skills that actually make a difference. Succeeding in a data career takes more than technical skills. The best data professionals combine analytical thinking with strong communication, attention…  ( 9 min )

Xerve — Modern, Lightweight Local Server Manager Built with Rust FANNYMU ・ Aug 13 #rust #xerve #devtools #localdevelopment  ( 5 min )

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business environment, organizations are constantly facing complex challenges — from operational inefficiencies to evolving market dynamics and regulatory pressures. To navigate these challenges successfully, many businesses turn to consultants who bring specialized expertise, strategic insights, and an objective perspective. Among the various consulting domains, management consulting stands out as a critical driver of organizational transformation. A management consultant acts as a trusted advisor to organizations, providing guidance on how to improve efficiency, enhance performance, and achieve strategic goals. Their role extends beyond simply identifying problems; they are instrumental in designing solutions, facilitating change, and ensuring long-te…  ( 7 min )

I discovered this incredible opportunity via Internshala. The application process was straightforward: submit a writing assignment on a given topic, and happily I was shortlisted. Duration & Commitment: A 1-month, part-time (just one hour a day) unpaid internship — super easy to fit into any schedule. Reading “5 Killer Habits” by Sree Krishna Seelam (founder of WeDidIt and middlemen.asia) was eye-opening. The book’s insights pushed me to reflect — and I ended up improving my own writing habits significantly. It was inspiring to write about concepts I genuinely connected with, and it helped my writing voice grow. HubSpot Academy’s Content Marketing Course was part of the internship curriculum. I learned practical techniques around SEO, writing for organic views, and content strategy. Han…  ( 6 min )

When projects start feeling like a tangled ball of deadlines, tasks, and “urgent” emails… chances are you’re thinking too small. structure. And here’s the twist: the real secret to managing large projects isn’t more tools or longer meetings. Think in Epics. In Agile project management, an Epic is not just a fancy name for a big task. strategic container — a high-level collection of related work that pushes a major goal forward. When you plan in Epics, you: Avoid drowning in endless task lists Keep your team aligned on the bigger picture Make progress visible, measurable, and motivating Turn chaos into a clear roadmap If you’ve ever had a project stall halfway, this guide to Agile Epics explains why breaking work into Epics keeps momentum going. Think of Epics as chapters in your project’s…  ( 6 min )

From automating status updates to predicting project risks before they even appear on your radar, these AI tools are quietly becoming the co-pilots every project manager dreams of. Imagine logging in and having your tasks organized, deadlines adjusted, and potential bottlenecks highlighted all before you even have your first coffee. And the best part? Many of them are so seamless and intuitive, you’ll find yourself wondering how you ever juggled projects, emails, and team updates without their support. It’s like having a smart assistant who knows your team’s workflow, anticipates challenges, and frees you to focus on the decisions that really matter. Project management in 2025 is no longer just about checklists and spreadsheets. With teams working remotely, across time zones, and handling …  ( 9 min )

Disclaimer: This article is provided for educational purposes only and is not sponsored or endorsed by any company. Integrated circuits are the hidden heroes behind virtually every gadget we use. These sliver‑thin chips let your smartphone fit in your pocket, enable your car’s advanced driver‑assist features, and make high‑speed data centers possible. Integrated Circuits At their core, integrated circuits (ICs) are a miniature city of electronic components, transistors, resistors, capacitors, fabricated on a single piece of semiconductor (usually silicon). Before ICs, engineers wired discrete parts by hand, a labor‑intensive process prone to errors. Thanks to ICs, we now have reliable, repeatable circuits that fit in our pockets. They emerged in the late 1950s: Jack Kilby of Texas Instrum…  ( 7 min )

A Guide That Makes Law Anyone’s Ally I recently immersed myself in Indian Law for a Common Man by Sree Krishna Seelam — a book that elegantly breaks down the complexities of Indian law into clear, relatable terms. Unlike dense legal tomes, this one feels more like a conversation with a mentor than a textbook. It covers everything from fundamental rights, civil and criminal law, family law, property, consumer rights, taxation, environmental law, cyber law, and more — yet distills core concepts in just a few hours of reading. Accessible empowerment The book demystifies law in everyday language, transforming it from an intimidating barrier into a tool everyone can use. Practical structure, deep impact With chapters organized around real-life scenarios — rights, judicial system, contracts, …  ( 6 min )

In the world of Go, arrays and slices are fundamental data structures used for managing ordered collections of data. While they might seem similar at a glance, their underlying mechanics are profoundly different. An array is a simple, fixed-size container, while a slice is a powerful, flexible, and dynamic tool. Understanding the distinction, especially the internal workings of a slice, is crucial for any Go developer aiming to write efficient and bug-free code. This article will break down these two types, explore the hidden machinery that powers slices, and demonstrate how to use them effectively to avoid common pitfalls. First, let's clarify what an array is. An array in Go is a numbered sequence of elements of a single, specific type with a fixed length. The size of the array is part o…  ( 9 min )

Social Media Marketing: From content creation to ad campaigns, we help brands engage with their audience across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. Our social media strategies are built to increase reach, boost engagement, and drive conversions. Online Marketing: At Nextal Media, we believe great design drives great marketing. Our graphic design team creates visually compelling content that captures attention, communicates your brand story and boosts engagement. From social media creatives and ad banners to infographics and website visuals, we ensure every design aligns with your marketing goals. With a perfect blend of creativity and strategy, we deliver designs that not only look good but also convert, making your digital presence stronger and more memorable. Search Engine Optimisation: Under SEO, We focus on enhancing visibility, engaging customers more effectively and bolstering brand reputation through search engine strategies. Social Media Marketing – Strategic engagement across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and more. Website Development / Design – Creating effective, conversion-focused websites to drive results. Digital Marketing – Broad online marketing tactics tailored to grow your business. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – Enhancing visibility and reputation across search engines. Facebook Advertisement – Targeted video ads across Facebook, Instagram (and likely also YouTube), designed to build strong brand recall. Conclusion: The digital world offers endless opportunities, but only if you know how to harness them. At Nextal Media, we’re passionate about helping brands turn potential into performance. Let us be your partner in growth because your success is our mission  ( 6 min )

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Shimmering cards with a diagonal shine + a rosette-friendly corner cut-out — built only with CSS. Modern UI often needs subtle flair without sacrificing performance. In this guide we’ll combine two small but high-impact techniques: A shine animation that softly glides across the card on hover. A corner cut-out that creates space for a “Popular”/“Pro” badge. Both are pure CSS, accessible, and production-friendly. Animate a large, rotated overlay gradient with transform for smooth GPU-accelerated motion. Create a corner cut-out using either a pseudo-element + box-shadow trick (broad compatibility) or a CSS mask (cleaner, modern). Respect prefers-reduced-motion and ensure readable contrast. Popular …  ( 8 min )

Hi everyone, My kid is just getting the hang of basic arithmetic, and I wanted to find a fun way for them to practice that wasn't just boring flashcards. I looked around for some apps and games, but found most of them were cluttered with ads, complex menus, or distracting animations. I really just wanted something super simple that focused on the math. So, I decided to build one myself. Here's what I came up with: Preview The idea is basically a simplified "24 Game." It gives you a few numbers and a target, and you have to use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to hit the target number. I intentionally kept the design as clean and minimal as possible to help with focus. It's just a little logic puzzle to get them thinking about how numbers work together, and my kid has been having a blast with it. Since it was useful in our house, I figured it might be helpful for other parents, tutors, or teachers in this community too. I would love to get your feedback! Do you think this is a useful format for learning? Is there any simple feature you think could make it better? All thoughts and suggestions are welcome. Thanks!  ( 5 min )

My terminal crashed at 3 AM on a Tuesday. Again. I was three hours deep into debugging a memory leak, and for the fourth time that week, my carefully crafted development environment had collapsed like a house of cards. As I stared at the blank screen, I had what Jerry Seinfeld would call a "what's the deal with" moment: What's the deal with spending more time fixing our tools than actually building with them? That night, I stopped accepting broken workflows as an inevitable part of developer life. Instead, I built something that would remember my mistakes and fix itself. Here's how AI memory turned my chaotic development process into a self-healing system. Most developers treat their workflow like a goldfish treats its bowl — every day is a fresh start, with no memory of what happened yest…  ( 9 min )

GitHub Copilot is more than just an AI coding assistant — it’s a productivity booster that can write code, generate tests, and explain snippets instantly. But before you dive in, you’ll need to choose the right subscription plan. GitHub offers four main tiers: Free, Pro, Business, and Enterprise. Each comes with its own set of features, limitations, and pricing. Picking the right plan depends on whether you’re a student, an individual developer, part of a team, or running an enterprise. In this article, we’ll break down each GitHub Copilot plan so you can make the smartest choice for your workflow. Best for: Students, open-source maintainers, and casual use. Price: Free (for verified students, teachers, and maintainers of popular open-source projects) Features: Code completions in supp…  ( 6 min )

Have you ever wished you could turn a lecture, meeting, or podcast into a visual mind map without spending hours taking notes? That’s exactly why I’m excited about Audio to Mind Map by MindMap AI. I use this tool when I want to capture ideas from audio quickly and see them organized in a way that’s easy to understand. Whether it’s a class lecture, a brainstorming session, or even a long webinar, the tool automatically transcribes the content and arranges it into a clean, interactive mind map. I can then edit, add notes, or export it as a PDF or PNG to share with my team or keep for future reference. It’s been a game-changer for: Students who want fast, clear study notes. Professionals who attend frequent meetings. Creators who brainstorm verbally. Anyone who prefers visual over text-based learning. You can try it here: Audio to Mind Map Have you tried using AI for mind mapping yet? I’d love to hear your thoughts; drop your questions or experiences in the comments!  ( 5 min )

Hi devs 👋 — I’m a 17-year-old student who was frustrated paying $20/month for AI coding tools — literally my entire food budget. So, I decided to build ArchonCLI, a completely free AI coding assistant that puts developers in control. Most AI coding tools today: 💸 Lock you into expensive monthly subscriptions 🔒 Only support one AI provider 📦 Require huge downloads (500MB+) ❌ Give you no control over which AI models you can use ArchonCLI is: Free to use — no subscriptions Uses your own API keys (OpenAI, Gemini) Lightweight and Python-based (<5 MB) → Instant install Flexible — switch providers mid-session Secure — all data stays on your machine With ArchonCLI, you can: 🎯 Choose your AI provider anytime 💵 Monitor your actual API spending 🔄 Switch models in the middle of a conversation 🛡 Keep all your data local and private 🛠 Features Coming Soon 🌐 Multi-provider support (OpenAI, Gemini, and more) 🧠 Intelligent routing between models 📂 Persistent context memory for tasks 🤖 Autonomous code execution 📊 Real-time usage tracking As both a student and indie developer, subscription fees are a huge barrier. ArchonCLI makes AI coding accessible by: Eliminating hidden fees Providing control over providers and spending Remaining lightweight and easy to install ArchonCLI is launching soon! If you’re interested in early access, updates, or want to follow the journey: 👉 Read the Docs 💬 I’d love to hear your thoughts or feature requests — drop a comment below!  ( 6 min )

Intro Look back a little of bit, we have several decades with hypertext, from static site to web3 (still too early stage). I still remember first time I used computer and open a web site. In that time, all things in site is static files with hypertext link. Today, site is wonderful thing with ton of animations & medias. Web go from static site to server side render(SSR) to client side render(CSR). Today, sound like we back to SSR. I point some different things in this post. Before go further, I will explain a little of bit about SSR & SCR. SSR is bring web to a dynamic world, we can render a site with dynamic content & more useful things. PHP is a famous web development language using SSR. In the first time, web server with SSR is always render full HTML and work with pure HTTP. Now, SSR…  ( 7 min )

TL;DR Continuous Access Evaluation Protocol (CAEP) extends the OpenID framework to enable real-time, context-driven access decisions. This post explains how developers can integrate CAEP into their existing identity infrastructure, including: Implementation patterns Event handling mechanisms Security considerations A full JWT event payload example for testing Most developers are familiar with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect as standards for authentication and authorization. The limitation? Once a token is issued, access remains valid until expiry — even if conditions change. In today’s environment, device state, user behavior, and threat intelligence can change instantly. Static token lifetimes are a security risk. CAEP (Continuous Access Evaluation Protocol), part of the OpenID Founda…  ( 7 min )

Hey folks! 👋 Last week, I ran a live workshop showing how you can build a fully functional HRMS onboarding app—backed by MySQL—using Veda AI inside DronaHQ. And no, we didn’t spend hours manually designing screens or writing SQL queries. We used screenshots and plain English prompts to build 80% of the app in minutes. 🙌 Here’s a step-by-step guide if you want to build along! P.S.- I have attached the video of the live workshop (in case you want to check that out) How to connect your own database Generate UI from a screenshot (yep, seriously) Bind data with a single prompt Autogenerate forms from existing DB tables Add actionflows using plain English Master server-side pagination 🎁 Bonus: Apply a theme with one sentence Before you start Make sure you’ve got: ✅ Signed …  ( 7 min )

Ever had your Laravel app behave strangely — random errors popping up, pages loading slower than usual, or things just not working as expected? Laravel Telescope — the official Laravel debugging assistant that gives you deep insights into: ✅ Requests and responses With Telescope, you can: Track down slow queries Detection N+1 Problem query Catch hidden bugs before they hit production Monitor your API and background jobs Improve overall app performance Whether you’re debugging a tricky bug or optimizing a high-traffic app, Laravel Telescope makes the process effortless. 👉 Full guide here: Laravel Telescope: Monitor, Debug, And Improve Your Laravel APP with Easily  ( 5 min )

Steve drops you into a mid-’90s last-chance reform school where headteacher Steve (Cillian Murphy) is battling the threat of closure and his own mental health—while troubled teen Shy (Jay Lycurgo) wrestles with self-destruction and the hope of redemption. Based on Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller Shy, the trailer teases a gritty, character-driven story of resilience and fracture. Produced by Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy and Tina Pawlik (with Max Porter as exec producer), written by Porter and directed by Tim Mielants, the film features a score by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow. Steve hits select theaters on September 19 and streams on Netflix October 3, 2025. Watch on YouTube  ( 5 min )

When it comes to protecting websites and applications from common web threats, finding a free, self-hosted Web Application Firewall (WAF) that’s actually powerful can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. That’s why SafeLine WAF immediately caught my attention — it’s open-source, feature-rich, and actively developed. After giving it an initial spin, here’s what I found. SafeLine is a self-hosted WAF designed to detect and block malicious traffic before it reaches your application. Developed by Chaitin Technology, it’s fully free for the community edition and can be deployed on Linux servers, Docker, or even in homelab setups. Unlike many commercial WAFs that are cloud-only, SafeLine lets you keep control over your own infrastructure. I tried installing SafeLine using its Docker-…  ( 6 min )

ShadCN Date Time Picker brings advanced date and time selection to your React projects with a complete set of ready-to-use components. Key features: 📅 Single date and date range selection ⏰ Both 12-hour and 24-hour time formats 📱 Fully responsive mobile-friendly design ✅ Built-in React Hook Form and Zod validation 🎨 Consistent ShadCN UI styling ♿ Complete accessibility support 📦 TypeScript definitions included 🚀 Lightweight with minimal dependencies Perfect for booking systems, admin dashboards, project management tools, and any application requiring sophisticated date time input controls. The components maintain the clean design philosophy of ShadCN while adding powerful functionality. 👉 Blog Post 👉 GitHub Repo 👉 Live Demo  ( 5 min )

As a developer or hardware engineer, one of the first questions you face in an embedded or industrial project is: “Should I use an embedded SBC or an industrial PC?” Both platforms can run applications, connect sensors, and drive displays, but choosing the wrong one can cost you time, money, and system reliability. In this guide, we’ll break down the technical differences and help you decide based on your project needs. An embedded single board computer (SBC) is a complete computer on a single board. It typically integrates a CPU, memory, storage, and I/O interfaces, all in a compact package. SBCs are designed for low power, small size, and flexibility, making them ideal for edge devices, IoT applications, and prototypes. Technical Highlights: Compact Size: Fits into tight spaces or portab…  ( 7 min )

Introduction: AI Beyond the Model What Is OpenCSG? CSGHub: Enterprise-Grade LLMOps Platform Whether you need JFrog-style model hosting, private Ollama, or Nexus-for-LLMs - CSGHub has it built-in. CSGShip: Multi-Agent Builder & Runtime You can think of it as the Vercel/Retool of AgentOps - but open, on-prem, and purpose-built for intelligent systems. AgenticOps: From Prompt to Retrain It connects models, data, and agents in a continuously evolving loop. Whether it's DevOps for AI, MLOps for agents, or a full-stack RAG pipeline - AgenticOps turns AI from a tool into infrastructure. Why It Matters: OpenCSG vs. Hugging Face OpenCSG is built for the new AI-native stack, enabling organizations to maintain control over their most valuable assets - their data and their models - while accelerating innovation. Use Cases: From AI DevOps to AI Cities 🏦 Financial NLP Introducing the MCP Ecosystem: A Marketplace of Pluggable AI Capabilities Tech Stack Highlights Ecosystem: Open by Default, Trusted by Enterprise Frequently Asked: What Can OpenCSG Replace? Join the Movement 👉 Explore opencsg.com Follow us on GitHub  Experience models on Huggingface OpenCSG is built for the new AI-native stack, enabling organizations to maintain control over their most valuable assets - their data and their models - while accelerating innovation.  ( 8 min )

This article shares an my experience in installing Strapi on a server. Strapi is a popular open-source headless CMS, offering a lot of freedom to build APIs. The technology foundation used for this setup is a VPS with aaPanel. Preparing the Database: Creating a new MySQL database via the "Databases" menu in aaPanel, complete with a user and password. Preparing the Node.js Environment: Through the "App Store" in aaPanel, the "Node.js version manager" can be installed to select the latest LTS version. Strapi Installation: Using the standard terminal command: npx create-strapi-app@latest api.domain-name An installation wizard appears and gives the following options: * Installation type: Custom (manual settings), to use the previously created MySQL database. * Database Client: MySQL …  ( 6 min )

import time import logging from datetime import datetime, timedelta from config import env logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s') logger = logging.getLogger('Timer Scheduler') def scheduled_task(start_time=None, duration=None, weekdays=None): """ 定时调度装饰器 (以下三种调度方式任选其一，其他参数按需配置) :param start_time: 启动时间，格式为 'HH:MM' :param duration: 多长时间调度一次（秒） :param weekdays: 指定周几执行，格式为整数列表 [0,1,2,3,4,5,6]，0表示周一，6表示周日 如 [1,3,5] 表示周二、周四、周六执行 如果不指定，则每天都执行 调度方式说明： 1. 周几的几点执行：提供 start_time 和 weekdays 参数 2. 每天的几点执行：只提供 start_time 参数 3. 每隔 N 秒执行一次：只提供 duration 参数 """ def decorator(func): def wrapper(*args, **kwargs): if env == 'local': …  ( 5 min )

Na era da computação em nuvem, manter seus serviços online e com bom desempenho não é apenas um diferencial — é uma necessidade. Um ambiente instável ou lento pode impactar diretamente a experiência do usuário e causar prejuízos financeiros. É por isso que o monitoramento proativo se tornou essencial para empresas que dependem da nuvem. O monitoramento proativo é a prática de acompanhar constantemente o desempenho e a saúde da sua infraestrutura para identificar e corrigir problemas antes que eles afetem os usuários. Ele difere do monitoramento reativo, que só age depois que a falha ocorre. Redução de downtime: Menos tempo de inatividade significa mais produtividade e receita. Otimização de custos: Identificar recursos ociosos ou sobrecarregados ajuda a ajustar o consumo e reduzir gastos. …  ( 6 min )

> About Author SafeLine, an open-source Web Application Firewall built for real-world threats. While SafeLine focuses on HTTP-layer protection, our emergency response center monitors and responds to RCE and authentication vulnerabilities across the stack to help developers stay safe. F5 BIG-IP is widely used as an Application Delivery Controller (ADC) for load balancing, security enforcement, and performance optimization in enterprise environments. Recently, F5 released a security patch addressing a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-46747. Our security team has analyzed the issue and confirmed it can be exploited through HTTP request smuggling—making it possible for an attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands. Given the central …  ( 6 min )

In the era of cloud computing, keeping your services online and performing well is not just a competitive advantage — it's a necessity. An unstable or slow environment can directly impact the user experience and cause financial losses. That’s why proactive monitoring has become essential for companies that rely on the cloud. Proactive monitoring is the practice of continuously tracking the performance and health of your infrastructure to identify and fix problems before they impact users. It differs from reactive monitoring, which only takes action after a failure occurs. Reduced downtime: Less downtime means more productivity and revenue. Cost optimization: Identifying idle or overloaded resources helps adjust consumption and reduce costs. Improved user experience: Stable and fast service…  ( 6 min )

The world is awash with AI hype. But for the CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and developers in the trenches, the real challenge isn't building a better chatbot. It's integrating AI into the very fabric of their mission-critical systems - the complex, regulated, and high-stakes environments of finance, banking, and deep tech. Solving just one of these is hard enough. Solving all three requires a new playbook. Drawing from the real-world experiences of a leading financial software firm, a cutting-edge chip designer, and a major commercial bank, we've distilled a three-act strategy for mastering the enterprise AI lifecycle. The Result was transformative: "StarShip CodeSouler became our 'compliant accelerator.' It boosted our core development efficiency without forcing us to change how our teams co…  ( 9 min )

In the digital imaging era, photo editing has become an essential part of social media, commercial photography, and personal creation. Traditional photo editing tools rely on manual operations, which are time-consuming and labor-intensive. The introduction of AI technology is completely transforming this industry. FLUX, as a new generation of AI photo editing model, with its deep learning capabilities and automated processing technology, is redefining the efficiency and creative boundaries of photo editing. WaveSpeed AI platform. Users can directly invoke the powerful functions of FLUX through WaveSpeed's API or web interface to achieve ultra-fast image generation and editing. The core technology of FLUX and the integration advantages of WaveSpeed Ultra-fast generation API is seamlessl…  ( 6 min )

Introduction Just when you thought the AI startup hype couldn’t get any wilder, Perplexity dropped a bombshell: a $34.5 billion all-cash offer for Google Chrome. It was bold, audacious, and undeniably brilliant—as a marketing grandstand. What was this all about? Let’s unpack the strategy, reactions, and what’s next for Perplexity as it races to become a serious contender in the AI browsing era. 1. The Offer: Ambitious or Absurd? Perplexity, valued at $18 billion, offered to buy Chrome—a browser used by over 3 billion users and commanding a massive market share. The offer included pledges to keep Chromium open-source, retain Google Search as the default, and invest $3 billion into the platform over two years. Though the price is within analyst estimates for Chrome's value ($20B–$50B), Goo…  ( 6 min )

Table of contents Recursive sum The solution More spice As you'll agree, computing the sum of an array of numbers is no difficult feat. Just iterate over the array, add each element to an aggregate variable (often named as total or sum), and then return the aggregate in the end. Super super simple, right? But there is some spice that could be sprinkled to this basic task which can make it worthy of being asked in an interview setting. Did I mention that such a question has been asked in a JavaScript interview as stated by a candidate on Glassdoor. Anyways, let's open up the spice cabinet... And the spice is recursion. Are you scared of recursion? Well, it's a fact that many people are so. Computing the sum of an array of numbers via iteration is pretty straightforward. A slightly mor…  ( 7 min )

By: Matt Butcher There are many kinds of serverless functions available. Cloudflare Workers are one popular form of function designed to run on the edge. But in many cases, you can compile, load, and execute Cloudflare Workers within Spin apps. In this post, we’ll see one strategy that lets you embed an entire Cloudflare Worker inside of a Spin app, giving you the option to deploy the Worker to Cloudflare or deploy the entire app into any Spin-compatible runtime including SpinKube (that is, Kubernetes), Fermyon Cloud, or Akamai via Wasm Functions. Before we dive into the procedural bits, its important to understand the primary difference between Cloudflare Workers and Spin apps. Cloudflare provides a JavaScript interpreter to run JS files. Specifically, it uses the V8 engine that powers th…  ( 9 min )

Tulisan ini beberapa ada dari generatif AI Earl diciptakan dengan jelas. Lantas apakah Earl itu? Mengapa dia ada? Apa yang akan terjadi jika dia ada? Pertanyaan bagus dari setiap seseorang yang dilontarkan kepada Saya, Saya akan mencoba menjawab dengan sejelas mungkin agar Anda understood selain paham, namun juga dimengerti. Mari kita memulai: Earl, dia adalah bahasa pemrograman. Kalau sudah mendengar bahasa pemrograman apa yang dibenak Anda? Bukan ini bukan permainan atau gim (game), bukan ini bukan sekedar UI atau tampilan, tetapi ini adalah sebuah program perintah. Perintah ini adalah yang pertama arti dari bahasa pemrograman. Setelah Saya cari tahu apa itu bahasa pemrograman, bisa kita dapatkan dari internet dengan mesin pencari Google hasilnya dari generative AI: "Bahasa pemrograman …  ( 6 min )

It’s day 6! However, reading and hence this article was written the next day (August 14, 2025) some time past midnight (beyond 1:48 am). Day 6 [August 12, 2025] Goals: The New Age of Programming What is Python? Introduction to Python Interpreted vs. Compiled Python Packages Python Packages for Science and Numerical Computations Python Editors Python IDLE Visual Studio Code Variables Numbers Strings String Input Built-in Functions Python Standard Library Using Python Libraries, Packages and Modules Python Packages Plotting in Python Subplots Exercises If ... Else Arrays For Loops Nested For Loops While Loops Exercises Creating Functions in Python - Introduction Functions with multiple return values Exercises Creating Classes in Python The init () Function Exercises Creating Python Modules Exercises Notes: Que. 1. What's an object-oriented programming language and how is Python one?** I will press further into this question in day 7. Summary structures software design (making data or objects the basis) (Gillis & Lewis, 2024). References: Gillis, A. S. & Lewis, S. (2024, June 14). Object-oriented programming (OOP). TechTarget. https://www.techtarget.com/searchapparchitecture/definition/object-oriented-programming-OOP Halvorsen, H. (n.d.). Python. https://halvorsen.blog/documents/programming/python/python.php#python4  ( 6 min )

By: Thorsten Hans In today’s world, the quest for ultra-fast, low-latency applications is relentless. As the demand for real-time user experiences grows, optimizing serverless applications for runtime performance is not just desirable, but essential. Enter Wizer - the WebAssembly pre-initializer that is redefining the way we build and deploy lightning-fast workloads. In this post, we’ll explore how Wizer can be leveraged to compile data directly into Spin applications, with a hands-on use-case: delivering geo location lookup from a client’s IP address. Our stack? We use Rust for implementing the Spin application, and we’ll deploy it to Fermyon Wasm Functions — the world’s fastest serverless compute platform—running on Akamai Cloud, the planet’s largest and speediest network. Traditional se…  ( 10 min )

today we'll be building a to-do list app to put our Flutter core knowledge into practice. As a classic introductory project, a to-do list covers key concepts like page navigation, data display, and basic interactions, making it perfect for reinforcing what we've learned so far. The core goal of our to-do list app is to help users manage daily tasks. The key features we need to implement include: Displaying all to-do tasks (categorized by completed/uncompleted status) Viewing detailed information of individual tasks Adding new tasks Editing existing tasks Marking task completion status Deleting tasks Basic settings (such as theme switch, about page, etc.) Based on the above requirements, we'll design three core pages: Home Page (Task List Page): As the app's entry point, it …  ( 11 min )

Table of Contents New Abstractions Amazon Bedrock Inference Profiles Support Amazon S3 Tables L2 Construct Support CloudWatch Logs Transformer Support RDS Database Insights for Instances Enhanced CloudWatch Dashboard Features CLI Enhancements Enhanced Diff Command with Move Detection Feature Flag Management Documentation Changes Contributor Highlight Community Events Community published content Welcome to the July 2025 AWS CDK monthly update! This month brought significant new features, improvements, and fixes across the CDK ecosystem. Here you will find the key highlights. We're excited to announce comprehensive support for Amazon Bedrock Inference Profiles in the AWS CDK Bedrock Alpha construct library. This feature enables better cost tracking, model usag…  ( 8 min )

Some days, it feels like the tech world is racing ahead without blinking. New models, new benchmarks, new demos. The narrative is loud: automation is here, and your job is next. But quietly beneath the launch headlines and YouTube walkthroughs, another story is playing out. It’s the story of builders, teams, and creatives who aren’t being replaced. They’re being multiplied. Supported. Accelerated. Not by magic. By thoughtful integration of the tools already in front of us. Take GPT-5, for example. It’s faster, cheaper, and stronger at code. But for all its upgrades, it still struggles with longform reasoning. It still fumbles creative writing. It still misses the mark on AGI-level tests. And that’s actually… grounding.  ( 5 min )

The Challenge: Enterprise AI Safety at Scale As organizations rush to deploy AI agents in production, they face a critical trilemma: security, cost, and performance. Current solutions force you to choose - you can have secure AI that's expensive, or cost-effective AI with security gaps. After working with enterprises struggling with AI deployment, we identified some key pain points: Fragmented safety tools that don't work together No real-time monitoring of AI agent behavior Cost explosion when implementing proper safety measures Lack of multi-agent coordination and communication standards Our response was to build an integrated platform that addresses all these challenges simultaneously. Rather than accepting the traditional trade-offs, we designed a unified platform where each technol…  ( 9 min )

What Are IROPS and Why Automate Them? IROPS, short for “irregular operations,” are disruptions like flight delays, cancellations, diversions, or missed connections. These events can cascade through an airline’s network, leading to massive costs and frustrated passengers. By automating re-accommodation workflows, airlines can reduce operational strain, improve passenger experience, and respond in real time while saving millions. Here’s the workflow model we’ll implement using KaibanJS: Detect Disruption — Identify delays or missed connections, especially in tight turn scenarios. Generate Options — Create ranked re-accommodation options based on fare class, loyalty status, seat preference, and availability. Orchestrate Workflow — Use KaibanJS to wire agents and tasks into a single cohesive…  ( 7 min )

Demi: Building a Language From the Metal Up 🚀 Demi isn’t just another language. We’re building an entire programming ecosystem from scratch — compiler, assembler, linker, interpreter, runtime — all custom, with no LLVM, no GCC, no shortcuts. Our vision is dual-mode execution: Interpretation via our custom VM (Virtcomp) for rapid prototyping, live code reloads, and experimental development. Native compilation via our own backend and linker for blazing speed, reliability, and standalone distribution. 🔧 Total Customization – Demi gives programmers unprecedented control over how the language works: User-defined syntax rules – Change keywords, punctuation, and grammar to match your style or project needs. Extensive behavioral controls – Fine-tune type systems, scoping rules, evaluation o…  ( 6 min )

Your current software delivery processes are probably working fine. They build your code, maybe run a test or two, and get your software to production. That's no small achievement, but here's a question that might make you pause. When did someone last spend time improving them? If you're like many software teams I've worked with, the answer is probably "not recently". Maybe not ever. I've worked with developer teams at different maturity levels and have repeatedly seen this pattern. Great development teams who are busy building software but aren't large enough to have platform teams or dedicated operational folk responsible for the software delivery process. They typically start with a template from their cloud provider, delivery tooling vendor, or, these days, their favorite AI LLM. Initi…  ( 9 min )

Title: Unveiling North Korea's Spy Operations: A Rare Insight from Hackers Introduction North Korea has long been notorious for its secretive nature and tight control over information. However, a recent breach by two hackers has offered a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the country's spying operations. In this blog post, we will delve into the details of this incident and examine the implications for the region and beyond. The Breach According to reports, two hackers managed to breach the computer of a North Korean government hacker and leak its contents. The hackers, who remain unidentified, gained access to the computer through a phishing attack, which tricked the hacker into revealing their login credentials. Once inside, the hackers were able to access a wealth of sensitive i…  ( 6 min )

Bitmain recently announced it would open its first BTC mining hardware manufacturing facility in the United States by the end of 2025.

Bitmain recently announced it would open its first BTC mining hardware manufacturing facility in the United States by the end of 2025.

Citi is exploring cryptocurrency custody and payment services, with an initial focus on stablecoin-backed assets.

Citi is exploring cryptocurrency custody and payment services, with an initial focus on stablecoin-backed assets.

The bureau warned that anyone offering recommendations on a “crypto recovery law firm” or claiming to be a lawyer could be targeting the victims of crypto scams.

The bureau warned that anyone offering recommendations on a “crypto recovery law firm” or claiming to be a lawyer could be targeting the victims of crypto scams.

The company has experienced rapid growth in less than two years, reaching an annual recurring revenue of $80 million and a valuation of $18 billion.

The company has experienced rapid growth in less than two years, reaching an annual recurring revenue of $80 million and a valuation of $18 billion.

Traders send mixed signals after Bitcoin falls to $117,000 a day after hitting new all-time highs.

Traders send mixed signals after Bitcoin falls to $117,000 a day after hitting new all-time highs.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control said it was taking additional action against the crypto exchange after including it on its list of Specially Designated Nationals in 2022.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control said it was taking additional action against the crypto exchange after including it on its list of Specially Designated Nationals in 2022.

The crypto exchange has been steadily acquiring companies to diversify the range of services it offers to clients.

The crypto exchange has been steadily acquiring companies to diversify the range of services it offers to clients.

Bitpanda enters the UK with 600+ crypto assets, an Arsenal FC partnership and B2B white-label services, but faces stiff competition in a market stalled by slow regulation.

Bitpanda enters the UK with 600+ crypto assets, an Arsenal FC partnership and B2B white-label services, but faces stiff competition in a market stalled by slow regulation.

Bitcoin dropped sharply after a higher-than-expected US PPI print shocked traders.

Bitcoin dropped sharply after a higher-than-expected US PPI print shocked traders.

The Bitcoin miner’s pivot into AI infrastructure hosting includes a decade-long colocation agreement with Fluidstack, backed by Alphabet’s Google.

The Bitcoin miner’s pivot into AI infrastructure hosting includes a decade-long colocation agreement with Fluidstack, backed by Alphabet’s Google.

Major Wall Street players are adding talent to support their growing cryptocurrency operations.

Major Wall Street players are adding talent to support their growing cryptocurrency operations.

Block’s Proto Rig and Proto Fleet aim to reduce upgrade costs and extend rig lifespans, giving miners a potential edge in a capital-intensive, increasingly AI-integrated industry.

Block’s Proto Rig and Proto Fleet aim to reduce upgrade costs and extend rig lifespans, giving miners a potential edge in a capital-intensive, increasingly AI-integrated industry.

ETH traders and bets on Polymarket predict that Ether price will hit $5,000 before the end of August.

ETH traders and bets on Polymarket predict that Ether price will hit $5,000 before the end of August.

Military Bank, a Vietnamese state-controlled lender, has partnered with the parent company of South Korea’s Upbit exchange, Dunamu, to develop a cryptocurrency exchange.

Military Bank, a Vietnamese state-controlled lender, has partnered with the parent company of South Korea’s Upbit exchange, Dunamu, to develop a cryptocurrency exchange.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

The cryptographic math once dismissed as fringe is now shaping US policy and bank infrastructure. StarkWare’s Eli Ben-Sasson said it’s only the beginning.

The cryptographic math once dismissed as fringe is now shaping US policy and bank infrastructure. StarkWare’s Eli Ben-Sasson said it’s only the beginning.

Lost your seed phrase or crypto wallet password in 2025? You’re not alone. Recovery might still be possible.

Lost your seed phrase or crypto wallet password in 2025? You’re not alone. Recovery might still be possible.

Bitcoin fell below $119,000 on Thursday after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government will not make new BTC purchases to fund a Bitcoin reserve.

Bitcoin fell below $119,000 on Thursday after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government will not make new BTC purchases to fund a Bitcoin reserve.

Grok scans posts and sentiment shifts on X to help crypto traders identify early signals, memes and macro-driven momentum plays.

Most AI startups are just prompt arbitrage built on rented compute. By 2027, platform landlords will crush 70% of them. Only decentralized AI will survive.

Most AI startups are just prompt arbitrage built on rented compute. By 2027, platform landlords will crush 70% of them. Only decentralized AI will survive.

BtcTurk halted deposits and withdrawals, citing a “technical issue” with hot wallets, while trading and local currency withdrawals and deposits remained active.

BtcTurk halted deposits and withdrawals, citing a “technical issue” with hot wallets, while trading and local currency withdrawals and deposits remained active.

Vietnam’s police said they arrested 20 people in the country’s largest crypto scam, a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme built around Paynet Coin.

Vietnam’s police say they have arrested 20 people in what they say is the country’s largest crypto scam, a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme built around Paynet Coin.

Spar will launch crypto and stablecoin payments across 300 Swiss supermarkets via Binance Pay and DFX.swiss, marking a retail first for the country.

Spar will launch crypto and stablecoin payments across 300 Swiss supermarkets via Binance Pay and DFX.swiss, marking a retail first for the country.

The hacker behind the Radiant Capital $58 million October 2024 exploit now holds $103 million in Ether since the asset’s price almost doubled.

The hackers behind Radiant Capital’s $58 million October 2024 exploit now hold over $102 million in Ether after the asset’s price more than doubled.

Over 15 billion ADA has not moved for a year, signaling holder confidence as “altcoin season” momentum builds and Cardano price rises to multimonth highs.

Coinbase lost $300,000 in token fees after mistakenly approving assets to a 0x swapper contract, enabling an MEV bot to drain its corporate wallet.

Bitcoin technical indicators are starting to show some signs of BTC price overheating, but onchain data suggests otherwise.

Spot Ether ETFs printed the second-largest daily inflows on record at $729 million on Wednesday, following the record $1.02 billion that poured into ETH funds on Monday.

Bitcoin briefly flipped Google parent Alphabet’s $2.4 trillion market capitalization to become the fifth-largest global asset, driving a wave of optimism among investors.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest scooped $172 million worth of Bullish shares across three ETFs as the crypto exchange surged 83.8% in its first day of trading.

Justin Sun accused Bloomberg in court of wrongly publishing information about his crypto holdings. The news outlet said it’s planning to fight back.

A $1-million Bitcoin would upend global finance, reshaping wealth, inflation, energy markets and the very role of fiat currencies.

Ether investors seem to be pricing in “perfection” — but what if inflation increases or a major war breaks out?

Fundstrat has forecasted a five-figure price range of $12,000 to $15,000 for Ether by the end of this year, as it has “plenty of upside.”